February 2012 Book of the Month.
A Piece of Passion from the Publisher of Mice, Maria Rejt:
"Mice is not a thriller that conforms particularly to what a bestselling
thriller purports to be these days – there are no serial killers, no
high-octane car chases, no baroque methods of torture. It begins as a
simple tale of domesticity which, within a matter of pages, has evolved
into an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller that literally will not
let you go.
The set up is simple. A middle-aged woman and her teenage
daughter escape to a rural idyll. They are retreating from the
miseries of failed relationships and vicious school bullying. Together
and alone in the country they are safe. Until a stranger intrudes and
a split second decision sends their world into tailspin.
Gordon
Reece is an author who has such empathy with his characters and such
control over his plotting that the reader is held in a vice-grip. Once
started, there is no escaping his story which hurtles to a truly
chilling and haunting climax. I loved its simplicity and power but it
is the ending which stays with you long after the last page has been
turned."
The Lovereading view...
Sixteen year old Shelley and her mother move to a cottage in the middle of the countryside, hoping to put behind them years of suffering at the hands of others. And for a while, in their cottage-haven, the women flourish. But one night, their fragile peace is shattered when Shelley wakes to hear a creak on the stairs. Someone has broken into the house ... A gripping, unique suspense thriller with a chilling twist . . .
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Sixteen year old Shelley and her mother move to Honeysuckle Cottage in the middle of the countryside, fleeing their fears and anxieties and hoping to put behind them years of suffering at the hands of others. Shelley has endured terrible bullying from the girls who used to be her best friends and her mother has been left reeling following a divorce from her selfish, demanding husband. For Shelley and her mother are 'mice' - timid, nervous and obliging. And for a while, in their cottage-haven, the women flourish. But one night, their fragile peace is shattered when Shelley wakes to hear a creak on the stairs. Someone has broken into the house ...In the shocking, chilling events that follow, Shelley's world is turned on its head, as the women find themselves tested as never before. And as their lives spiral out of control, the tension reaches fever pitch, and Shelley begins to wonder: if she and her mother are not mice after all, then what are they?
Mice features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Crime and Mystery, Books of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fiction, Recommendations
Mice is available in Paperback, Ebook
Mice was written by Gordon Reece and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Mice has 321 pages
