![]() It is a soulless place, cut off from the equally isolated village of Crythin Gifford, and only accessible when the tide is out, thereby potentially trapping its inhabitants. It may only be a relatively short book, but it certainly packs a punch as Susan Hill cleverly utilises all the right ingredients for a ghost story, but not in a clichéd or trite manner, fitting it all together perfectly and convincingly.Įel Marsh is the perfect setting for her story. This is probably one of the best ghost stories I have ever read. As he continues his work, all alone on Eel Marsh, in a house surrounded by water, quicksand, mist, fog and strange occurrences, Arthur is determined to find out more about the woman in black, little realising he is about to experience the most terrifying ordeal of his life. Arthur sees the strange woman again on his first visit to Mrs Drablow's house, and soon it becomes clear to Arthur that there is a story behind this woman and that the villagers of Crythin Gifford know of her and yet will not talk about her. She is dressed in old-fashioned attire of the deepest black and appears to be disfigured in some way, surely suffering from some terrible wasting disease that will soon kill her. It is here Arthur must travel to firstly represent his firm at her funeral and then to sift through Mrs Drablow's house to ensure all her legal paperwork is in order.Īt Mrs Drablow's funeral, Arthur sees the mysterious woman in black for the first time. Alice Drablow had lived in the melancholy village of Crythin Gifford in an isolated house on the remote Eel Marsh, a house only accessible by a strange causeway when the tide is out. All looks rosy for Arthur until one day he is called into his boss' office where he is tasked with the affairs of the deceased recluse Alice Drablow. Highly recommended.Īrthur Kipps is a young solicitor working in a fog-bound London and soon to be married. This is a classic ghost story, full of all the right ingredients, that is sure to send shivers down your spine. But it is Vaughn, now a documentary filmmaker, who will shake up Abigail’s world and force her to confront the girl she used to be.Summary: When Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor, is sent to attend the funeral of Mrs Drablow in the eerie town of Crythin Gifford, he sees the woman in black for the first time, a woman who will continue to haunt him in what is to become the most terrifying experience of his life. ![]() In a capricious twist of fate, Lila is forced to take a job as Abigail’s housekeeper. Abigail, the owner of a celebrated homemaking empire, is meanwhile coping with the fallout from a fire in her Mexico factory. But a scandal leaves her and her son nearly bankrupt. Twenty-five years later, Lila is leading a charmed life as the Park Avenue wife of a powerful businessman. A quarter of a century will pass before Abigail sees Lila or Vaughn again. But one day the unthinkable happens: The employers who’d always treated them like family accuse Rosalie of stealing a diamond necklace and banish her and Abigail. Lila Meriwhether is Abigail’s best friend, and Abigail has fallen in love with Lila’s twin brother, Vaughn. She and her mother, Rosalie, work for the well-to-do Meriwhethers. ![]() The caretaker’s cottage is the only home fifteen-year-old Abigail Armstrong has ever known. ![]() A housekeeper’s daughter and a daughter of privilege find their fortunes reversed in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Diary. ![]()
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