**‘A gripping, flawless novel’ – Sophie Hannah, author of The Opposite of MurderA mother and daughter, pushed too far. Complex and compulsive, Mice is a twisting work of psychological suspense from Gordon Reece.**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 bu...

Shelley e a mãe foram maltratadas a vida inteira. Elas têm consciência disso, mas não sabem reagir — são como ratos, estão sempre entocadas e coagidas. Shelley, vítima de um longo período de bullying que culminou em um violento atentado, não frequenta a escola. Esteve perto da morte, e as cicatrizes em seu rosto a lembram disso.Ainda se refazendo do ataque e se recuperando do humilhante divórcio dos pais, ela e a mãe vivem refugiadas em um chalé afastado da cidade....

A provocative international bestseller which will have you asking: What would you do if you were pushed to the limit?'Shelley, darling,' Mum said. 'Don't be frightened. He just wants money. If we do everything he says, he's going to go away and leave us alone.'I didn't believe her, and I could tell from the trembling of her hands and the catch in her voice that she didn't believe it herself. When a cat gets into the mousehole, it doesn...

An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits.Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from her parents' humiliating divorce, Shelley has retreated with her mother to the quiet of Honeysuckle Cottage in the countryside. Thinking their troubles are over, they revel in their cozy, secure life of gardening and books, hot chocolate...

**‘A gripping, flawless novel’ – Sophie Hannah, author of The Opposite of MurderA mother and daughter, pushed too far. Complex and compulsive, Mice is a twisting work of psychological suspense from Gordon Reece.**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 bu...

An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits.Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from her parents' humiliating divorce, Shelley has retreated with her mother to the quiet of Honeysuckle Cottage in the countryside. Thinking their troubles are over, they revel in their cozy, secure life of gardening and books, hot chocolate and Brahms by the fire. ...

Elizabeth en haar zestienjarige dochter Shelley, beiden slachtoffer van dagelijkse pesterijen en psychologische mishandeling, besluiten zich terug te trekken in Honeysuckle Cottage. In dit mooie en idyllische arbeidershuisje op het Engelse platteland denken ze eindelijk hun problemen achter zich te kunnen laten. Ze wanen zich veilig in hun kleine wereldje vol boeken en muziek. Maar op een nacht sluipt iemand hun huis binnen en iets in Shelley knapt. Ze wordt gedwongen uit te vinden waar ha...