
The Girl in the Story
$33.48
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Matilda Andrew is just trying to survive.
She was only fourteen when she climbed the stairs out of the basement she’d been locked in by her father. It’s been fifteen years since she walked across to her neighbour’s house, knocked on the door and asked them to call emergency services. Fifteen years and at least, by now, the media has well and truly lost interest in telling stories about her family.
Only - it turns out they haven’t.
Because there’s a journalist who won’t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786585561 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786585561 |
| Author: | Shaeden Berry |
| Publisher: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Echo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Shaeden Berry
Shaeden Berry is an author with a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing and a Master’s in Writing. Her debut novel, Down the Rabbit Hole (Echo Publishing, 2024), was shortlisted for the 2025 WA Premier’s Literary Award for Emerging Writer and the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction. Her second novel, At Cafe 64, was published by Echo Publishing in 2025. Shaeden’s short stories have featured in anthologies such as Kill Your Darlings’ New Australian Fiction 2023, The Unexpected Party, and Strangely Enough. She lives in Boorloo with her partner and their two cats, Frumpkin and George.
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