- Imprint: Profile Books
- Published: 29/09/2011
- Price: £9.99
- Format: Hardback
- Extent: 224p
- Edition Illustration Details:
- ISBN: 9781846685620
- Subject: Fiction
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
Beautiful hardback edition of the bestselling classic ghost story, now a major film on general release from 10 February 2012
First published in 1983,The Woman in Blackis Susan Hill's best-loved novel, and the basis for the UK's second longest ever running stage play, and a major film starring Daniel Radcliffe.Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer, travels to a remote village to put the affairs of a recently deceased client, Alice Drablow in order. As he works alone in her isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover disturbing secrets - and his unease grows when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed in black. The locals are strangely unwilling to talk about the unsettling occurrence, and Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent...
About the Author
Susan Hill is the winner of numerous literary prizes including the Somerset Maugham award. Her literary memoir,Howards End Is On The Landing[9781846682667] and the ghost storiesThe Small Hand[9781846682407] andThe Man In The Picture[9781846681349] are both published by Profile.
Reviews
'Will make your knees tremble and your flesh creep', Daily Mail
'Hill is the undoubted mistress of the modern ghost story', Women&Home
