Minette Walters: The Cellar (USA 2017) From the Publisher: On the day Mr. and Mrs. Songoli's younger son fails to come home from school, fourteen-year-old Muna's fortunes change for the better. Until then, her bedroom was a windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning. Over the years, she had grown used to being abused by the Songoli family -- to being a slave. As Scotland Yard swarms the Songoli home following the boy's disappearance, Muna is given a real bedroom, real clothing, and treated, at least nominally, as a daughter. But her world remains confined. She is not allowed to go outside, doesn't know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that's what the Songolis believe. Before long, it becomes clear that young Muna is far cleverer -- and her plans far more terrifying -- than the Songolis, or anyone else, could ever imagine. Minette Walters: The Cellar. A Novel. Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9780802126283 (January, 2017), 177 p., $15.00.
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Minette Walters: The Cellar (UK 2016) From the Publisher: She's never been outside, doesn't know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that's what the Songolis believe. But Muna is far cleverer - and her plans more terrifying - than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine... Minette Walters: The Cellar. Hammer, ISBN: 9780099594659 (October, 2016), 246 p., £7.99.
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Minette Walters: The Cellar (USA 2016) From the Publisher: On the day Mr. and Mrs. Songoli's young son fails to come home from school, fourteen-year-old Muna's fortunes change for the better. Until then, her bedroom was a dank windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning. Over the years, she had grown used to being abused by the Songoli family -- to being their slave. Now that Scotland Yard has swarmed the Songoli house to investigate the disappearance of the son, Muna is given a real bedroom, real clothing, and treated, at least nominally, as a daughter. But her world remains confined. She is not allowed to go outside, doesn't know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that's what the Songolis believe. Before long it becomes clear that young Muna is far cleverer -- and her plans more terrifying -- than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine. Minette Walters: The Cellar. A Novel. Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9780802124517 (February, 2016), 192 p., $24.00.
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Minette Walters: The Cellar (UK 2015) From the Publisher: 'Muna's fortunes changed for the better on the day that Mr and Mrs Songoli's younger son failed to come home from school.' Before then her bedroom was a dark windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning. She'd grown used to being maltreated by the Songoli family; to being a slave. She's never been outside, doesn't know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that's what the Songolis believe. But Muna is far cleverer - and her plans more terrifying - than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine... Minette Walters: The Cellar. Hammer, ISBN: 9780099594642 (May, 2015), 246 p., £12.99, eBook £9.49.
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