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The Woman in Black | 
| Author: Susan Hill
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 2357
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0099288478
EAN: 9780099288473
ASIN: 0099288478
Publication Date: August 6, 1998
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 The Woman in Black August 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was introduced to The Woman in Black by my mother who took me for a birthday treat to see the long running west end show. I was hooked. For anyone who is thinking of seeing a truly memorable play in London, this is the one. It is done with the bare minimum of props and set design, so allowing your imagination to completely take over, which it does. It is completely spine-chilling and unforgettable. Go and see it!
a real chiller August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read many ghost stories over the years, but this is the one that literally makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Although it was most chilling the first time I read it, I keep re-reading it from tme to time and it loses little of its power. I have banned my children from reading the book alone or watching the TV adaptation until they are 18. My wife and I were terrified out of our wits by it when it was shown on Christmas Eve and we had to keep the light on all night! The book is so much better than the adaptation, I must say , and it is extremely well written - some other modern ghost writers (eg James Herbert) just do not not match up.
So scary, what a great story! May 12, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you like ghost stories then this is for you! This was recommended to me by my librarian and it was sooo good. I read it, my girlfriend read it and then we went to see the play in the west end and that was brilliant too.
It has all the ingredients of a great ghost story, suspense, murder, fog, a lonely house, a mystery and a great finale at the end. I cant say too much here without giving away too much, but I really enjoyed it.
Read this book!!!
AMAZING GHOST STORY April 15, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is truly thrilling. It is both frightening and moving and is a great read for anyone who either likes ghost stories in general or anyone who is studying the Victorians. The book has been made into a play in the West end and I would highly recommend it - read the book first though.
Spine-Chilling January 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When a solicitor called Arthur Kipps is ordered to receive the funeral papers from the passed away Alice Drablow, a creepy sense of unease begins to take hold. Before he knows it, a woman in black starts to haunt him and the community below the solitary house. In order for Kipps to keep his sanity, he must escape the grasp of the woman in black and protect his life.
This book is a genuine spine-chiller. Every chapter, a creepy sense of a presence or spectre is behind you as you read with anticipation. The fear is suspensful and intense, the creepiness builds up on a very gradual, and very tense rate, and you will be gripped to read further.
A definite must-read novel... Very cleverly written and crafted beautifully into the pages and your mind, with the setting very much being painted into your mind. The setting is very imaginable and very genuine. The fear is weighing on your shoulders, feeling like a ghost is gripping it, and whispering in your ears as your eyes follow the haunting words on the pages.
Read it in the dark - I dare you.....
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