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, sheās 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: heād hoped Ruth was getting better at last.
Ruth canāt quite let it go . . . What if thereĀ wasĀ a scream? What if it was someone in trouble? Someone who needs Ruthās help?
Exploring the dark and isolating side of motherhood, the question at the heart ofĀ The Hidden GirlsĀ is how much you can help someone else when you canāt trust anyone ā even yourself . . .
