**‘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 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...

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...