The classic Gothic horror novel by Susan Hill, successfully adapted for the stage, film, and television, now available in Greek for the first time.
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough, England, in 1942. She has written around thirty novels, several of which have won some of the most important British literary awards.
Susan Hill has written around thirty novels, some of which have won major British literary awards.
Her works include The Woman in Black (1983), a novel that inspired a highly successful stage adaptation as well as two film versions; I’m the King of the Castle (1970, Somerset Maugham Award); The Bird of Night (1972, Whitbread Award); The Mist in the Mirror (1992); and The Man in the Picture (2007).
In 2012, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her contribution to literature.
Arthur Kips, an up-and-coming London lawyer, goes to Crithin Gifford, a remote town on the north-east coast of England. The purpose of his trip is to attend the funeral of a client, Alice Dramblow, and to settle her unfinished business.
On the way there, Kips is unaware of the tragic secrets that will be revealed to him
Ultimately, a routine business trip turns into a nightmare when Kips begins to be haunted by mysterious sounds and images – a rocking chair in an abandoned nursery, the eerie sound of a monitor, a child’s howl in the fog and, most terrifying of all, a ghostly woman dressed in black.
The Woman in Black is a novel by Susan Hill written in 1983, with gothic elements of mystery and horror. It was a great success and was adapted for theatre, film and television.