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The Woman in Black By Susan Hill

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill


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Summary

'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express

As The Woman in Black celebrates thirty years on stage, discover the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play.

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House.

The Woman in Black Summary

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express

As The Woman in Black celebrates thirty years on stage, discover the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play.

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.

'No one chills the heart like Susan Hill' Daily Telegraph

The Woman in Black Reviews

No one chills the heart like Susan Hill * Daily Telegraph *
An excellent ghost story... magnificently eerie... compulsive reading * Evening Standard *
A rattling good yarn, the sort that chills the mind as well as the spine * Guardian *
Heartstoppingly chilling * Daily Express *
Terrifying... creepy classic * Daily Mail *
Susan Hill is the reigning queen of ghost writers and her period novella...is a classic, broodingly creepy and at times terrifying -- Michael Hogan * Observer *
Hill's haunting tales may be slim, but they pull no punches... * Harper's Bazaar *
She writes with great power... Authentically chilling * Daily Telegraph *
One of the strongest stories of supernatural horror...the work bursts into life and does not flag until the end * Washington Post *
Irresistibly dramatic... Susan Hill has done the genre real honour * Chicago Tribune *
It is bursting with classic Gothic horror motifs and Susan Hill is a master of atmospheric descriptions. She evokes so cleverly the decrepit Eel Marsh House, the mention of its name enough to make the locals pause, their faces darken in unspoken wariness... The Woman in Black gives a thrilling sense of unease and provides just the right level of things that go bump in the night for a spine-tingling good read. * Khoollect *
This spine-tingling novel... will certainly keep your nerves jangling * Woman's Weekly *

About Susan Hill

Susan Hill has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. She was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Honours. Her novels include Strange Meeting, I'm the King of the Castle, In the Springtime of the Year and A Kind Man. She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost story The Woman in Black has been running in London's West End since 1988. She has two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.

www.susanhill.org.uk

Additional information

GOR001222475
9780099288473
0099288478
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
1998-08-06
208
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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