Hide and Seek

This novel tells the story of a deaf and dumb girl and the rebellious young man she loves, gradually unravelling the secret of her origins through the persistence and ingenuity of a mysterious stranger.

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At the center of Hide and Seek (1854) a secret waits to be revealed. Why should the apparently respectable painter Valentine Blyth refuse to account for the presence in his household of the beautiful girl known only as Madonna? It is not until his young friend Zack Thorpe--rebelling against his repressive father--takes up with bad company and meets a mysterious stranger that the secret of Madonna can be unravelled.