Book description
Richard and Lelia's child is conceived in a moment of giggling chaos
as they dress for a Christmas party. They arrive rudely late and still
glowing, and barely register a slight, drab woman in the hall. Sylvie.
As their baby grows, so does the presence of Sylvie - she seems to be
nowhere, yet everywhere, harmless yet sinister. Richard is seduced by
her subtle, inexplicable charm, while Lelia, struggling with Richard's
sudden ambivalence towards their baby, finds that she is haunted by
painful memories. And Sylvie remains as invisible as she wants to be -
that is the source of her power. Beware of mice ...
 Seductive, scary and almost frighteningly readable' Joanna
Briscoe is the author of two novels,
Mothers and Other Lovers,
which won the Betty Trask Award; and
Skin,
which was runner-up for the Encore Award. Her short stories have
featured in several anthologies. She was a columnist for the
Independent
and the
Guardian
and writes regularly for all the major newspapers and magazines. Joanna
Briscoe lives in London with her family.
