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How does the saying go? Just because you�re paranoid, it doesn�t mean they�re not out to get you . . . ? For Ruth, a new mother recovering from postpartum psychosis, every day is difficult and, after months spent hearing voices in the walls and trusting no one, she�s no longer confident in her own judgement. Neither, it seems, is anyone else. So, when she hears a scream from the local petrol station one night, she initially decides it must be her mind playing tricks again. The police, too, are polite but firm: she must stop calling them every time she thinks she hears something. And her husband is frustrated: he�d hoped Ruth was getting better at last. Ruth can�t quite let it go . . . What if there was a scream? What if it was someone in trouble? Someone who needs Ruth�s help? Exploring the dark and isolating side of motherhood, the question at the heart of The Hidden Girls is how much you can help someone else when you can�t trust anyone � even yourself . . .