Synopses & Reviews
SUSAN HILL has been a writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and the Somerset Maugham; and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include The Woman in Black, Strange Meeting, I'm the King of the Castle and A Kind Man; and she has published autobiographical works as well as collections of short stories. She is also the author of the bestselling Simon Serrailler cases. The play of her ghost story The Woman in Blackhas been running in London's West End since 1988 and has also been made into a successful film. She is married with two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.
Synopsis
An inveterate traveller, Sir James Monmouth has spent most of his life abroad. He arrives in England on a dark and rainy night with the intention of discovering more, not only about himself, but his obsession with Conrad Vane, an explorer. Warned against following his trail, Sir James experiences some extraordinary happenings — who is the mysterious, sad little boy, and the old woman behind the curtain? And why is it that he only hears the chilling scream and the desperate sobbing?
About the Author
Susan Hill is an award-winning novelist, author of Gentleman and Ladies, Im the King of the Castle and recently her crime novels The Various Haunts of Men and The Pure in Heart. The Woman in Black has been successfully adapted to the stage and has been running in Londons West End for 18 years.