

Mouse’s grandmother was a dedicated hoarder, and so the house is filled with oddities and curiosities that range from dolls resembling dead babies to enigmatic old books. Once Mouse temporarily moves into the woodland cottage, her main companions are her dog Bongo and her memories of her grandparents: warm recollections of Cotgrave, and altogether more bitter memories of her grandmother. Melissa (Mouse to her friends) is tasked with clearing out the North Carolina cottage that once belonged to her grandmother, a woman known for her cruelty to all those around her – including her husband Cotgrave, Mouse’s “step-grandfather”.
