She ran away with him but should have run from him. Evelyn is just an art student at Mianjin Arts Academy dreaming of travelling overseas. Until she meets William. Through the Hidden Grove he reveals more than a gap year could ever offer. But as she steps into exotic lands and worlds untouched she discovers there is another side to William lurking below the surface and that his motives might not be as pure as she first thought. Will she get home before the damage done is irreversible? With abundant green pastures that veil depths of torment and manipulation, Purlieu is a place you would never want to call home. Purlieu is the first book of the Hidden Grove series, a three-part young adult fantasy thriller.