The Woman In Black

Description

When Arthur Kipps attends the funeral of Alice Drablow he is unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind her house. It is not until he glimpses a woman dressed all in black at the funeral that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold.

Promotion info

'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express

Reviews

'A rattling good yearn, the sort that chills the mind as well as the spine' -- "Guardian"
'She writes with great power... Authentically chilling' -- "Daily Telegraph"
'An excellent ghost story... magnificently eerie... compulsive reading' -- "Evening Standard"

Author description

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.