The Girl in the Box - Paperback

by Sheila Dalton (Author)

A mute Mayan girl held captive in a crate in the Guatemalan jungle, a big-city psychoanalyst with a rescue complex, and a journalist with a broken heart are the characters in Sheila Dalton's second literary novel. Inez, a traumatized young Mayan woman originally from Guatemala, has killed Caitlin's partner, leaving Caitlin to figure out why.

Author Biography

Sheila Dalton was born in Middlesex, England, and immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of six. She has been published in many formats, including children's picture books and poetry and has even ventured into drama, winning third prize for her play Legacy in the University of Toronto Playwriting Competition. Trial by Fire was Sheila's first novel for young people. She lives in Newmarket, Ontario.