The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
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'Sarah Waters' masterly novel is gripping, confident, unnerving and supremely entertaining' Hilary Mantel
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, its owners - mother, son and daughter - struggling to keep pace with a changing society. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.
'The #1 book of the year . . . several sleepless nights are guaranteed' Stephen King
'Chilling . . . a meditation on the nature of the British and class, and how things are rarely what they seem' Kate Mosse
'Not only is it tremendously rich, it's an absolute treat to read - the kind of thing you desperately want to finish and then feel bereft when you do' Bridget Collins
'Waters has determined to scare the pants off her rightly devoted audience. She succeeds unquivocally' Erica Wagner, The Times
'A brilliantly observed story, verging on the comedy, about Britain on the cusp of modern age' Independent on Sunday
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Sarah Waters' masterly novel is gripping, confident, unnerving and supremely entertaining - Hilary MantelThe #1 book of the year... several sleepless nights are guaranteed - Stephen KingGripping... As well as being a supernatural tale, it is a meditation on the nature of the British and class, and how things are rarely what they seem. Chilling - Kate MosseWaters has determined to scare the pants off her righly devoted audience. She succeeds unequivocally. You'll want to sleep with the light on - The TimesThe knowledge that something nasty is around the corner lends the narrative a compelling sense of unease. The richness of Waters' writing ensures that the air of thickening dread is very thick indeed . . . Waters is a brave writer. The Little Stranger is an engrossing, hugely enjoyable read with set pieces guaranteed to make anyone with a pulse gibber in fright - Sunday TelegraphBy now readers must be confident of her mastery of storytelling . . . While at one turn, the novel looks to be a ghost story, the next it is a psychological drama . . . But it is also a brilliantly observed story, verging on the comedy, about Britain on the cusp of modern age... The writing is subtle and poised - Independent on Sunday
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