{"product_id":"hidden-words-christine-roy-9781971804040","title":"Hidden Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHIDDEN WORDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Novel by Award-Winning Author Christine Roy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome secrets don't stay buried. They wait for the right mind to hear them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, on the rocky shores of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, Ben Barrows begins his senior year at Masters' Preparatory like a dead man walking, half his friendships already over, just not yet buried. Then Dana Kirkland arrives: a new student, a rival dancer to his powerful ex-girlfriend, and the one person who might save him. Together, Ben and Dana try to hold on to love against a tidal wave of pain and treachery neither of them saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the present, Joey Barrows is drowning in grief. As he crosses the graduation stage, a terrifying gift awakens, the unspoken words of everyone around him, pouring uninvited into his mind. When Joey discovers his distant, unstable father shares this same curse, the door to a devastating past swings open, releasing secrets, obsession, and ghosts that refuse to stay silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold across two timelines, \u003cem\u003eHidden Words\u003c\/em\u003e is a gothic, speculative mystery about the inheritance of trauma - and the terrible cost of truths left unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Turnout\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHidden Words deals with mature themes including trauma, family abuse, and sensitive interpersonal relationships. Recommended for mature young adult and adult readers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971804045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971804040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Infernal Moose Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Christine Roy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50593684717823,"sku":"9781971804040","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hidden-words-christine-roy-9781971804040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}