Product Description

'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4643 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Synopsis
Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. 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.

About the Author
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough and educated at King's College, London. Her novels include Gentlemen and Ladies, I'm the King of the Castle (Somerset Maugham Award), Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night (Whitbread Award), A Bit of Singing and Dancing, In the Springtime of the Year, Air and Angels, The Mist in the Mirror and Mrs de Winter. The Woman in Black has been adapted for the stage and has been running to great acclaim in the West End since 1988. Her children's books include Can It Be True? (Smarties Prize), The Glass Angels and King of Kings.

Customer Reviews

The Woman in Black
I was introduced to The Woman in Black by my mother who took me for a birthday treat to see the long running west end show. I was hooked. For anyone who is thinking of seeing a truly memorable play in London, this is the one. It is done with the bare minimum of props and set design, so allowing your imagination to completely take over, which it does. It is completely spine-chilling and unforgettable. Go and see it!

a real chiller
I have read many ghost stories over the years, but this is the one that literally makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Although it was most chilling the first time I read it, I keep re-reading it from tme to time and it loses little of its power. I have banned my children from reading the book alone or watching the TV adaptation until they are 18. My wife and I were terrified out of our wits by it when it was shown on Christmas Eve and we had to keep the light on all night! The book is so much better than the adaptation, I must say , and it is extremely well written - some other modern ghost writers (eg James Herbert) just do not not match up.

So scary, what a great story!

If you like ghost stories then this is for you! This was recommended to me by my librarian and it was sooo good. I read it, my girlfriend read it and then we went to see the play in the west end and that was brilliant too.

It has all the ingredients of a great ghost story, suspense, murder, fog, a lonely house, a mystery and a great finale at the end. I cant say too much here without giving away too much, but I really enjoyed it.

Read this book!!!