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The Woman in Black (Vintage Classics) |  | Author: Susan Hill
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 9005
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0099511649
EAN: 9780099511649
Publication Date: October 4, 2007
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Product Description
Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. 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 of him.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 A great recording of a classic spine-chiller. November 13, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
A really excellent recording of a classic ghost story. Paul Ansdell reads this chilling novel extremely well, the mounting suspense slowly building throughout. It's worth listening to even if you've already read the book, or seen the play, and a must if you haven't!
LISTEN TO IT IN THE DARK ! November 23, 2005
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is great if you tuck yourself up and turn the lights out.. maybe by a nice fire. I have read the book and seen the play adapted from it and this is another way of enjoying a really scary and well written ghost story. The reader doesn`t try and do too much... no shivery voices, nothing over-=done and thank goodness no spooky sound effects. But his quiet tone begins to get under your skin and the tension mounts bit by bit. not long before you are looking over your shoulder. It would make a great Christmas present for a family to listen to over the holiday.
A Spooky Classic February 2, 2009
Suzanne Hendon (Dover, Kent)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Woman in Black is a classic ghost story, although quite a slim volume, every page provides a spooky, chilling atmosphere. Susan Hill is one of my favourite writers, her words are very descriptive,and her characters easily visualized. The story begins with the main character, happily settled with his family on Christmas Eve, however once the children begin to recount ghost stories, Arthur Kipps is reminded of a ghost story he has spent years trying to forget. He cannot bring himself to tell any of his family about this ghost but decides to write it all down, so begins the story of his visit as a solicitor to Crythin Gifford, to attend Alice Drablow's funeral and Eeel Marsh House.
I first saw the Woman in Black as a TV one off drama, it was very scary, and I have since seen it at the theatre 3 or 4 times. Superb! Curl up by the fire with this classic ghost story!The Woman in Black (Vintage Classics)
A tale of insane malice and vengeance March 18, 2007
T. Bobley (UK)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Woman in Black has to be one of the darkest and most atmospheric ghost stories I've listened to or read. A young solicitor travels north by train to attend a client's funeral and sort out her papers, happy to escape a choking London smog. At first all goes well. He loves the wide open, flat countryside and marshes and is fascinated by the austere, isolated house that can only be reached by a causeway at low tide. Before long however, he sees and hears things that shake him to the core. Susan Hill's powers of description are impressive. The stinking peasouper in London, the beautiful, wide open landscapes and skies around Crythin Gifford, the sea frets and storms around Eel Marsh House, the terrifying spectre of the woman in black and her effect on the people she haunts, are all described so that you only need to close your eyes to imagine you're there. Paul Ansdell makes an excellent job of this unabridged audiobook reading. There are 4 DVDs in the case (not 5 as is currently stated in the Amazon details above).
There are several ways to enjoy this story. I've also heard it read on BBC Digital Radio 7 by a different reader who was also very good and I've read the book. For some time I've been looking for a DVD of the 1989 film that has had some extremely positive reviews, but for some reason it only seems to be available second-hand in region 1 format and since I only have a region 2 DVD player, I'll have to wait for Amazon or some other enterprising vendor to stock it. In any case, this audiobook is one of my favourites and I highly recommend it to anyone who appreciates a good chiller.
Chilling story February 9, 2009
Edward Checketts (Dudley, West Mids)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even though it is short, the woman in black is still very chilling, it was the ending that shook me up, the rest of the book had been very good, but the ending, which i believe is the most important part of a book, was very disturbing, shame there hasn't been a follow up!
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