I first read The Woman in Black in June 2010 ahead of seeing a wonderful stage production at Liverpool Playhouse. Since then, of course, there’s been a film version starring Daniel Radcliffe and the fact it’s been adapted for both stage and screen is testament to the story’s appeal. So when it popped up last … More The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
In my just-teens at school we read Lord of the Flies. My class was split roughly 50:50 into those who loved it and those who hated it. It was an all-girls school so the division had nothing to do with gender. A straw poll of adults who read the book at the same age (my … More I’m the King of the Castle by Susan Hill
I read Hill’s brilliantly chilling The Woman in Black a few years ago before going to see the excellent stage adaptation so was delighted to find this book in my Christmas stocking. Eight year old Edward Cayley and his ‘wayward’ nine year old cousin Leonora are sent to spend a summer with their widowed Aunt … More Dolly: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
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