Author:Susan Hill
'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily Express
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.
'No one chills the heart like Susan Hill' Daily Telegraph
Discover the perfect ghost story for Christmas.
**If you love The Woman in Black, try The Various Haunts of Men, the first book in Susan Hill's Simon Serrailler series**
No one chills the heart like Susan Hill
—— Daily TelegraphAn excellent ghost story… magnificently eerie… compulsive reading
—— Evening StandardA rattling good yarn, the sort that chills the mind as well as the spine
—— GuardianHeartstoppingly chilling
—— Daily ExpressTerrifying... creepy classic
—— Daily MailSusan Hill is the reigning queen of ghost writers and her period novella…is a classic, broodingly creepy and at times terrifying
—— Michael Hogan , ObserverHill’s haunting tales may be slim, but they pull no punches…
—— Harper's BazaarShe writes with great power… Authentically chilling
—— Daily TelegraphOne of the strongest stories of supernatural horror...the work bursts into life and does not flag until the end
—— Washington PostIrresistibly dramatic... Susan Hill has done the genre real honour
—— Chicago TribuneIt is bursting with classic Gothic horror motifs and Susan Hill is a master of atmospheric descriptions. She evokes so cleverly the decrepit Eel Marsh House, the mention of its name enough to make the locals pause, their faces darken in unspoken wariness… The Woman in Black gives a thrilling sense of unease and provides just the right level of things that go bump in the night for a spine-tingling good read.
—— KhoollectThis spine-tingling novel… will certainly keep your nerves jangling
—— Woman's Weekly‘A brilliant, enthralling debut’
—— Jill MansellA terrifically chilling exploration of the darkness at the heart of a seemingly ordinary marriage, the life of quiet desperation behind a neat suburban door. Gripping and horribly plausible
—— Tammy CohenGritty, emotional and so believable
—— ESSENTIALSNext year’s The Girl on the Train
—— THE BOOKSELLERThe Widow is generating a huge buzz
—— SUNDAY MAILWill keep you gripped till the end
—— CANDISA highly enjoyable first novel... Gripping
—— READER’S DIGESTPre-order for next year
—— PRIMAA creepy, but gripping, read that will keep you up all night
—— BESTFiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer...this is a promising debut from a talented writer.
—— Daily ExpressA strikingly strong story, executed with fierce professionalism and rings true from page one... This has bestseller written all over it.
—— Daily MailJust amazing. A mix of Patricia Highsmith with the very best of Ruth Rendell. This is going to be a huge hit
—— Ken BruenA gripping crime thriller... It's a chilling, twisting tale.
—— Independent 'i'Strong female leads give this haunting thriller added bite. The Widow is deserving of its accolades.
—— IndependentThe Widow is feminist, weighty and scarily plausible. It will haunt you.
—— Independent