The Women In Black

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099511649
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black written by Susan Hill and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. 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 pale 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.

Author : Madeleine St John
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 1982134089
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Women in Black written by Madeleine St John and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The book I most often give as a gift to cheer people up.” —Hilary Mantel “A deceptively smart comic gem.” –The New York Times Book Review “Witty and delicious.” –People The women in black, so named for the black frocks they wear while working at Goode’s department store, are busy selling ladies’ dresses during the holiday rush. But they somehow find time to pursue other goals… Patty, in her mid-thirties, has been working at Goode’s for years. Her husband, Frank, eats a steak for dinner every night, watches a few minutes of TV, and then turns in. Patty yearns for a baby, but Frank is always too tired for that kind of thing. Sweet, unlucky Fay wants to settle down with a nice man, but somehow nice men don’t see her as marriage material. Glamorous Magda runs the high-end gowns department. A Slovenian émigré, Magda is cultured and continental and hopes to open her own boutique one day. Lisa, a clever and shy teenager, takes a job at Goode’s during her school break. Lisa wants to go to university and dreams of becoming a poet, but her father objects to both notions. By the time the last marked-down dress is sold, all of their lives will be forever changed. A pitch-perfect comedy of manners set during a pivotal era, and perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Women in Black conjures the energy of a city on the cusp of change and is a testament to the timeless importance of female friendship.

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099288478
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black written by Susan Hill and published by Random House. This book was released on 1998-10-21 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. 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, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black.

Author : Martyn Waites
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448184312
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black: Angel of Death written by Martyn Waites and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully authorised chilling sequel to Susan Hill's bestselling ghost-story, The Woman in Black, released in 2012 as a film featuring Daniel Radcliffe. This is the book the follow-up film starring Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Phoebe Fox is based on. Autumn 1940, World War Two. Bombs are raining down, destroying the cities of Britain. The evacuations begin, and soon children are being taken to the country for safety. Teacher Eve Parkins is in charge of one such group. The children are scared and Eve does her best to calm them, but the truth is that she too is haunted by a personal tragedy she cannot put behind her. Their destination is Eel Marsh House. Desolate and forlorn, it is situated on a causeway and is sinking into the treacherous tidal marshes that surround it. Far from home and with no alternative, Eve and the children move in. But soon it becomes apparent that there is someone else in the house with them, someone Eve can't see but who is far more deadly than any number of German bombs ... The Woman in Black.

Author : Martyn Waites
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804169993
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (Movie Tie-in Edition) written by Martyn Waites and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chilling sequel to the international bestselling novel The Woman in Black It’s Autumn of 1940, and German bombs are destroying the cities of Britain as WWII takes its toll on Europe. In London, children are being removed from their families and taken to the country for safety. Teacher Eve Parkins is in charge of one such group, and her destination is an empty and desolate house that appears to be sinking into the tidal marshes that surround it. Its name is Eel Marsh House. Far from home and with no alternative, Eve and the children move in. But it soon becomes apparent that there is someone else in the house; someone who is far deadlier than anything that would face the children in the city. She’s called “The Woman in Black,” and she won’t rest until she has her revenge …

Author : Sarah Alderson
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 191053613X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can We Live Here? written by Sarah Alderson and published by Bonnier Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Last week, I was sitting in seven layers (two of them thermal) next to a fire, with a blanket wrapped around me. Now, I am sleeping in kickers and a vest under a fan. Let the mosquitos bite me. They can have me ... Can we live here? ... If I don't become roadkill in the next few days, I'll let you know my thoughts.' In 2009, Sarah and John Alderson quit their full-time jobs in London and headed off, with Alula, their three-year-old daughter, on a global adventure to find a new home. For eight months, they travelled through Australia, the US and Asia - navigating India with a toddler in a tutu, battling black magic curses in Indonesia and encountering bears in North America - asking themselves one defining question: 'Can We Live Here?' Inspirational, hilarious and fascinating - this is an unforgettable travel memoir and a unique guide to quitting your job, following your dreams and finding your home in a far-flung paradise.

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1590208269
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man in the Picture written by Susan Hill and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Woman in Black returns to the realm of supernatural hauntings in a tale that “chills the blood gently like fine wine” (The Guardian, UK). When Oliver returns to Cambridge, he makes sure to pay a visit to his former professor, now retired and living in a small college apartment. Oliver can’t help but notice a peculiar painting on the wall; a mysterious depiction of masked revelers at the Venice carnival. Yet in the foreground, there is an anachronistically modern figure. On this cold winter’s night, the old professor has decided to reveal the painting’s eerie secret. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty.

Author : Kerry Wilkinson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781447225676
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black written by Kerry Wilkinson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severed body parts. A woman in shadows. These are the only clues.Someone has left a severed hand in the centre of Manchester and the only clue Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has to go on is CCTV footage of a woman in a long black robe placing it carefully on the ground.With a lengthy missing persons list and frantic families wondering if the body part could belong to their absent loved ones, she has plenty to deal with - and that's before a detached finger arrives for her in the post.By the time a second hand is found and a local MP's wife goes missing, Jessica is left struggling to find out who the appendages belong to, how they are connected and just what the mysterious woman in black has to do with it all.PRAISE FOR KERRY WILKINSON"A crime-writing colossus" The Sun"A strong voice..." Publisher's Weekly"Plotting, high drama and characterization are becoming the hallmarks of his thrillers" Lancashire Evening Post

Author : Erik Tarloff
Publisher : Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book
ISBN 13 : 9781947856974
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman in Black written by Erik Tarloff and published by Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALos Angeles Times Bestseller Chance Hardwick, the fictitious star of the breakout filmPlains and Hills, is widely considered the greatest, most charismatic young movie actor of the postwar generation. However, his meteoric rise to fame and his tragic demise have remained an inexplicable puzzle to all who knew him, as well as to his millions of fans around the world. But all these years later, famed producer and film historian Gordon Frost has gathered Chance's family, friends, lovers, and colleagues--all the people who loved and loathed him--to tell his story and try to come to terms with the elusive, unknowable figure who continues to haunt their lives. The oral history he's pieced together uncovers the secret life of one of America's premier talents. From Chance's humble Midwestern beginnings, to his time in New York as an acting student, and finally his turn as a Hollywood icon, all the pieces fit together--or so it would seem. But who is Chance Hardwick really? And moreover, who is the mysterious woman watching over his grave each year on the anniversary of his death? Narratively inventive and always engaging,The Woman in Black spans America in the 1950s in its exploration of film, fame, and how well we ever really know each other.

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9781529913422
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Small Hand written by Susan Hill and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A terrifying ghost story by the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. Late one summer evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn. He stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house and, compelled by curiosity, approaches the door. Standing before the entrance, he feels the unmistakable sensation of a small cold hand creeping into his own, 'as if a child had taken hold of it'. At first he is merely puzzled by the odd incident but then begins to suffer attacks of fear and panic, and is visited by nightmares. He is determined to learn more about the house. But when he does, he receives further, increasingly sinister, visits from the small hand.