Sixteen-year-old Shelley tells this dark and gripping story. Bullied so badly at school that she has to leave and surviving – just - her parents’ bitter divorce, Shelley and her mum hole up in an isolated house, miles from anywhere. When their private peace is shattered by a violent intruder Shelley unleashes all her anger and takes matters into her own hands. But Shelley’s actions create new shocking new problems; how do you dispose of a dead body? And how do you stop anyone else finding out about it? A tense thriller with an unflinching heart.
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...
A gripping, unique suspense thriller with a chilling twist . . .
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Shelley and her mother move to Honeysuckle Cottage fleeing their fears and anxieties. 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. Shelley and her mother are 'mice' - timid, nervous and obliging. In the shocking, chilling events that follow a break-in, 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?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mice and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Mice features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Books of the Month
Mice is available in Paperback
Mice was written by Gordon Reece and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Mice has 321 pages