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The girl next door: a novel
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Published:
New York : Scribner, 2014.
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272 pages ; 24 cm.
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n the wanting months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood.Throughout the summer of 1944--until one father forbids it--the subterranean space becomes their "secret garden," where the friends play games and tell stories. Six decadeslater, beneath a house on the same land, construction workers uncover a tin box containing two skeletal hands, one male and one female. As the discovery makes national news, the friends come together once again, to recall their days in the tunnel for the detective investigating the case. Is the truth buried among these aging friends and memories?

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n the wanting months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood.Throughout the summer of 1944--until one father forbids it--the subterranean space becomes their "secret garden," where the friends play games and tell stories. Six decadeslater, beneath a house on the same land, construction workers uncover a tin box containing two skeletal hands, one male and one female. As the discovery makes national news, the friends come together once again, to recall their days in the tunnel for the detective investigating the case. Is the truth buried among these aging friends and memories?

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APA Citation (style guide)

Rendell, R. (2014). The girl next door: a novel. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-. 2014. The Girl Next Door: A Novel. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-, The Girl Next Door: A Novel. New York, Scribner, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Rendell, Ruth. The Girl Next Door: A Novel. New York, Scribner, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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