Susan Hill
SUSAN HILL has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include Strange Meeting , I'm the King of the Castle , In the Springtime of the Year and The Mist in the Mirror . She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost...See more
SUSAN HILL has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include Strange Meeting , I'm the King of the Castle , In the Springtime of the Year and The Mist in the Mirror . She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost story The Woman in Black is one of the longest running in the history of London's West End. In 2020 she was awarded a damehood (DBE) for services to literature. She has two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk. See less
Susan Hill's Featured Books
Susan Hill book reviews
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The Woman in Black
Old fashioned ghost story
by Lynn K, Apr 14, 2016
A good old fashioned ghost story complete with an old house, a remote location and a foggy graveyard. Reminiscent of M.R James. Read More
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The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story
old-fashioned and gripping!
This is one of the best ghost stories I've ever read. I ordered copies for several friends: I just had to share it. Though written during the 1990s, it has the feel of a much older time. It is a ... Read More
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Mrs. de Winter
Not Worth Reading
by Chris M, Dec 4, 2011
I was so excited to see a sequal to Rebecca, one of my favorite books. But I was very disappointed in it. At the end of Rebecca, the narrator was a strong and confident woman secure in the ... Read More
