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FICTION
Mouse Heart
Fleur Hitchcock
• Richly atmospheric and full of daring stunts and sinister villains, Mouse Heart is perfect escapism for 9+ readers
• Set in a crumbling eighteenth-century theatre and with a cast of unforgettable characters, this masterfully told adventure will leave you breathless
• Ideal for fans of The Boy Who Flew, Philip Pullman and Peter Bunzl
Mouse, a foundling, loves her pieced together family at the Moth Theatre fiercely. When their leading man, Walter, is wrongly arrested for murder, Mouse swears she’ll free him.
But another member of the cast has a secret identity – as a skilled assassin. As Mouse’s investigations lead her ever closer to their true, deadly nature, can she outwit them without losing everything she holds dear?
• Mystery,
• Historical fantasy • Betrayal
Age: 9+ • Price: £7.99 • Extent: 272pp B-format paperback • Word count: 50,000
Fleur Hitchcock is the acclaimed author of The Boy Who Flew, her excellent series of “thrillers for beginners” and her Clifftoppers series for younger readers. Between parenting and writing, Fleur works as a bookseller and tries to grow vegetables.
