u003cbu003eThe gripping third novel by Naomi Wood, author of the award-winning u003ciu003eMrs. Hemingway,u003c/iu003e a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Now in paperback.u003c/bu003eIn 1922, Paul Beckermann arrives at the Bauhaus art school and is immediately seduced by both the charismatic teaching and his fellow students. Eccentric and alluring, the more time Paul spends with his new friends the closer they become, and the deeper he falls in love with the mesmerising Charlotte. But Paul is not the only one vying for her affections, and soon an insidious rivalry takes root.As political tensions escalate in Germany, the Bauhaus finds itself under threat, and the group begins to disintegrate under the pressure of its own betrayals and love affairs. Decades later, in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, Paul is haunted by a secret. When an old friend from the Bauhaus resurfaces, he must finally break his silence.From the author of the award-winning u003ciu003eMrs Hemingway,u003c/iu003e Naomi Wood's u003ciu003eThe Hiding Gameu003c/iu003e is a beautifully written, powerful and suspenseful novel about the dangerously fine line between love and obsession, set against the most turbulent era of our recent past."A suspenseful story of obsession against the tense political backdrop of Germany's Bauhaus art school." - u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003e