Cat and Mouse [Paperback]

Christianna Brand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1989

Tinka Jones needs to escape her London life and her job as a journalist. She decides to visit Amista, a friend that she has been writing to for some time. Amista lives in an isolated house in the Welsh hills and Tinka is looking forward to the peace and tranquillity as well as to meeting her new friend. However, when Tinka arrives in Wales she is completely unprepared for the reception she receives. The locals have never heard of Amista and soon an increasingly frustrated Tinka begins to question everything she thought she knew. Who has been writing her letters if Amista doesn't exist, and if she does exist then where is she? As events take a more sinister turn Tinka finds herself growing more uneasy. Stuck in a desolate house on the rain-swept hills she encounters unsettling and bizarre visitations as she sets out to unearth the mystery that surrounds Amista and the house - with chilling consequences. First published in 1950 Cat and Mouse is a classic thriller.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Born Mary Christianna Milne in the Far East in 1907, Christianna Brand grew up in India before returning to England. Death in High Heels, her debut novel, was published in 1941. In the same year Heads You Lose was published and featured one of her best-loved characters, Inspector Cockrill, who went on to appear in seven of her novels. Green for Danger is perhaps Christianna Brand's most famous novel and was made into a film in 1946 starring Alastair Sim. She was nominated three times for an Edgar Award and was also the author of the children's series Nurse Matilda, which was recently adapted into the film Nanny McPhee. Christianna Brand died in 1988. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Intl Polygonics Ltd (August 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930330188
• ISBN-13: 978-0930330187
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,235,737 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves its reputation as a classic!, July 24, 2011

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Janet B. Croft (NORMAN, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat and Mouse (Paperback)

A bit of Jane Eyre, a hint of Northanger Abbey, lots of local Welsh color, and a truly nail-biting ending. Plays by the rules like a golden age mystery should, too. And don't skip the dedication and introduction! Well worth seeking out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Crime Story!, August 7, 2007

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat and Mouse (Paperback)

This little book has everything - wonderful characters, a gloomy estate home in a remote location, queer and threatening characters, a tight plot, and best of all, a beautiful location. The book is set right in the middle of the Welsh highlands, and Ms. Brand does a wonderful job of describing the wildness and the beauty of Wales in this book. The book is a roller-coaster ride because it runs from terror to terror, and it will chill your soul as you read. It is also quite funny, and the quaint Welsh names used in the book add to the charm. The book is about what happens to an agony-aunt when she finds herself right in the middle of a scenario just like she gets letters about daily. When she is in London she works on a women's paper, and she thinks she knows it all. But when she gets to Pentre Trist, she finds herself hopelessly at sea while she is trying to deal with what she thinks is love at first sight to a broody, Byronic handsome man. This book is a wonderful way to spend a summer evening. I recommend it highly.