The Woman In Black
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By Susan Hill
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9 reviews
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.
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I saw the play around 25 years ago and had forgotten the story so this, bought as a Christmas present, came fresh to me. To me, this is Susan Hill channelling M.R. James. By writing it through the eyes of Arthur Kipps it allows her to use James' style and the idioms of the early 20th century when it's evidently set.
It has all the hallmarks of his ghost stories, the malevolent spectral presence, the empty haunted house, the sound of past tragic events being heard through mists and chilling climax.
It was an easy read and page turner and well told.
i love to read spooky books like this it don't scary me at all :)
its prety scary and stil enjoyable but the book still like it
It was ok
If you like a traditional ghost story, then this is for you. Have read this in the past but decided to break myself in gently with an old favourite and found it just as chilling as the first time I read it. Very atmospheric and well written. Would definitely recommend.
good read. read this book whilst i was camping in italy , once i read this i wanted to watch the film.
must say the book is actually better than the film. but a good story.
I liked this fiction book because it was descriptive and exciting. Parts of the book were thrilling and tense followed by parts that were calm. My favourite character was arthur because he was courageous and determined to find out what was happening at Eel Marsh house. I would recommend this book to someone else becuase I enjoyed reading it.
I didn't really like the book that much because it was scary.
A really good spooky read.
