Mouse
Logline
Does your name define you? Meg was fearless as a child but a traumatic experience changes her behaviour and she becomes known as Mouse. A further devastating event means she moves to Scotland to live with an estranged aunt. Three years later, in 1970, determined to build her confidence, she works in a hotel before starting university. Can she hide her timidity and naivety and become Meg again? Or, will she forever be Mouse? She falls in love, with two men at the same time. Tommy, ‘the dark, moody’ but charismatic student and the shy local postman, Ross. She encounters numerous colourful characters, some nicer than others, and makes her first real friend, Kate, who introduces her to the delights of alcohol. Her new independence heralds the start of an honest and strong relationship with her aunt. However, inside, she is still Mouse. A sudden suspected murder. Is someone she knows guilty? Or, was it suicide? When faced with danger, will she be strong enough to discard her inner Mouse? As an adult, now called Maggie, she attends a reunion of some of the staff and learns how that summer affected their lives. Is she in danger once more?
Genre
Drama, Crime, Young Adult, Romance,
Short Summary
The story starts at a reunion in 2017 of people who worked at an hotel in Scotland in the seventies. Mouse recalls why she ended up in Scotland, why she worked at the hotel and the fun, love and danger that caused.
Setting
London and Scotland
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age, Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Mouse uses different names at different times in her life: Meg, Maggie, Margaret and Mouse
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Clumsy, Insecure
Additional Character Details
Name: Kate
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous, Aggressive, Badass
Additional Character Details
Name: Tommy
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive, Charming, Confident, Criminal, Manipulative
Additional Character Details
Name: Eric
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Clumsy, Engaging, Faithful