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Susan Hill (b. 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black, The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle, for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.

1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black, The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle, for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971.

In a major publishing event certain to be lauded by aficionados of the ghost story everywhere, is proud to announce the publication of Susan Hill's modern classic, The Woman in Black Rightly praised as s worthy successor to the mantle of M. R ames, for over five decades. The horror and mystery fiction of Susan Hill has garnered some of the most coveted of literary awards including the Somerset Maugham Award and the Whitbread Novel Award.

Since her debut at age fifteen with the publication of The Enclosure, a stunning work criticized by some for its sexual overtones (which a prudish press thought “unsuitable for a schoolgirl”), Hill has continued to push boundaries while remaining true in spirit to her inspirations er 1970 melodrama I'm the King of the Castle was but the first of many award-winners The Woman in Black is considered by many to be her literary masterpiece and has been adapted to both film and the stage, the stage play has run consistently in London's West End for over twenty years.

He first edition of The Woman in Black published by Hamish Hamilton in 1983 now commands prices of several hundred dollars Now, on its thirty-fifth anniversary, we present a newly This is truly a book that will serve as a centerpiece to any serious collection of the modern ghost story and a companion volume of sorts to our forthcoming edition of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and our previous publications by Charles L.

Grant and Ramsey Campbell onsidering the high demand placed on Susan Hill's works by collectors of the supernatural tale, mysteries, and modern literature; we suggest that you Our edition measures 7 × 10 inches This is one that you don't want to miss!

Edition Details

• Limited to 300 copies, each signed by Susan Hill, Reggie Oliver, and Simon Prades.
• New introduction by Reggie Oliver.
• Oversize at 7 × 10 inches.
• Over a dozen full page and chapter header illustrations by Reggie Oliver.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, deboss stamp on front board.
• Top-edge stain and deckled edge.

External Links

• The Woman in Black. Centipede Press page for The Woman in Black
• Susan Hill (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Susan Hill