Title: Hou lai
Description: It's a thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school was on fire, and Grace's last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno. While their burned bodies are frantically cared for by doctors, Grace and Jenny awaken in the hospital in a strange in-between state. When they learn that someone purposefully set the fire, and Jenny may still be in grave danger from someone who wants her dead, Grace realizes she may be the only one who can discover who might be responsible. The police are looking at Adam, Jenny's younger brother, who is struck mute by the horror he witnessed and can't defend himself when he is accused of the arson.
Subjects: Mothers and daughters, Fiction, Arson, Mères et filles, Romans, nouvelles, Crimes d'incendie, Chang pian xiao shuo
Places: ying guo
Time periods: xian dai