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`Will make your knees tremble and your flesh creep' --Daily Mail
`Visceral' --The List
'Hill is the undoubted mistress of the modern ghost story' --Woman & Home
`Visceral' --The List
'Hill is the undoubted mistress of the modern ghost story' --Woman & Home
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Beautiful hardback edition of the bestselling classic ghost story, now a major film on general release from 10 February 2012
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A few weeks ago, The Woman in Black was read, in half-hour instalments over the course of a several midnights, on BBC Digital Radio 7. I was hooked and didn't even investigate what I might be missing on the telly. As soon the reading was completed, I bought the book and was surprised to discover how modern it is - first published in 1983. It's like a real, traditional English ghost story - the sort that taps into our deepest fears, challenges our rational beliefs and engages our imagination. It's a story of tragedy, impotent rage, insane hatred and terrible revenge for past injustices wreaked upon innocent by-standers in the present. The haunted landscape, changing from bright sunshine to impenetrable fog, the raging storms, the isolation of the dismal house, the build-up of tension and anxiety and the slow breakdown of disbelief in a darker reality are described so well, that we can easily share in the terror.
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
Excellent book. Highly recommended.
97 of 101 people found the following review helpful
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The book begins with a family sitting around the fire telling each other ghost tales. The father of the family keeps silent as he listens to the stories that his family is telling each other. He walks out of the room when they ask him to join in and spin a spooky yarn, because he doesn't want to tell the tale that has haunted his dreams ever since he was a young man. The tale he has to tell is far more horrifying, chilling and disturbing than his family could imagine. Even more shocking is that the tale he has to tell is true!
This is a most beautifully told story with wonderful descriptions of the countryside, the haunted house and the marshes that surround it. At times I felt as if I were inside the house - cautiously entering the haunted rooms and creeping around in the dark with only a candle to light the way. It's full of surprises and unexpectedly heartbreaking too. A wonderful atmospheric read that kept me turning the pages faster and faster until all too soon I reached the end.
This is a most beautifully told story with wonderful descriptions of the countryside, the haunted house and the marshes that surround it. At times I felt as if I were inside the house - cautiously entering the haunted rooms and creeping around in the dark with only a candle to light the way. It's full of surprises and unexpectedly heartbreaking too. A wonderful atmospheric read that kept me turning the pages faster and faster until all too soon I reached the end.
138 of 144 people found the following review helpful
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Susan Hill proves that a superbly written ghost story is infinitely more chilling than any gore fest in film. This is by far the best ghost story that I have ever read. Ok, so the subject matter includes all the usual staples of a good horror yarn - mysterious, young, pale women, a strange and isolated delapidated house, a village of people who will not approach the house or its estates for all the money and love in the world, mystery, intrigue and the most frightening part of all - the involvement of spectral children...
Basically this book scared the living daylights out of me and I loved it. My local library had a waiting list the same size as that for Chloe's new Paddington handbag so I bit the bullet and bought my own copy. You will read this book time and time again so buy the book!!! We have two copies in our house - we keep them in teh study even though we each have bookshelves in our rooms... The fact of the matter is, none of us are keen to keep a copy in the same place that we sleep just in case.
If you like being frightened, I would definitely read this book. Also - if you can get to the see the play in london DO SO. Don't be put off it it starts a little slow - you WILL be SCREAMING out loud and you'll come out shaking...
Basically this book scared the living daylights out of me and I loved it. My local library had a waiting list the same size as that for Chloe's new Paddington handbag so I bit the bullet and bought my own copy. You will read this book time and time again so buy the book!!! We have two copies in our house - we keep them in teh study even though we each have bookshelves in our rooms... The fact of the matter is, none of us are keen to keep a copy in the same place that we sleep just in case.
If you like being frightened, I would definitely read this book. Also - if you can get to the see the play in london DO SO. Don't be put off it it starts a little slow - you WILL be SCREAMING out loud and you'll come out shaking...
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Ghostly Gothic
Close the curtains, stoke up the fire, and securely lock all windows and doors before you open-up the chilling and spine-tingling 'The Woman in Black'. Read more
Published 8 hours ago by R. M. Greenfield
Spooky
Really enjoyed this book.
Have read other Susan Hill (Simon detective stories) and didn't realise it was the same Susan Hill. Read more
Have read other Susan Hill (Simon detective stories) and didn't realise it was the same Susan Hill. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Nanny Netty
Certainly not in the league of the classic gothic ghost stories for me
I was a bit disappointed with The Woman in black; I had a sense all the way through that so much more could have been achieved but it never seemed to get to the point where the... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Amelia L. Quirk
A thoroughly enjoyable read
Having seen The Woman in Black in the theatre (if you get the chance, go and see it) and more recently on the big screen and having thoroughly enjoyed both, I decided it was time... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mystical
The Woman in Black
Unfortunately I was disappointed with this book, there was little suspense & it turned out to be a very ordinary ghost story with predictable outcome.
Published 11 days ago by A. Smith
janettarosetta
I got this book to read on my Kindle whilst waiting for the film to come out on DVD. What an amazing book. Brilliant! Am now looking forward to seeing the film!
Published 12 days ago by Janrose
Not very scary at all
I was very disappointed with this book as I have thoroughly enjoyed the Simon Serrallier detective series by Susan Hill. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Miss J
Spooky chiller
Had heard a great deal about this novel, the play and the film and the book didn't disappoint. Susan Hill makes every word count but still allows you to use your imagination. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Ms. Diana R. Anderson
Forgettable
After watching the trailer for the recent movie and hearing good things about the stage play, I was excited to purchase this. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Kate
Woman in Black
Brilliant book. Saw the film a few weeks ago and it made me want to read the book. The book did not disappoint, equally as
creepy as the film and can recommend it.
creepy as the film and can recommend it.
Published 21 days ago by PatFree
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