The Girl in the Story by Shaeden Berry - ISBN: 9781786585561
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A journalist’s obsession forces a survivor to question her own story.
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The Girl in the Story

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2026

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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
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 DarlingsNew 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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