Dolly: A Ghost Story (Audiobook)

from jan.fleming

The remoter parts of the English Fens are forlorn, lost and damp even in the height of summer. At Iyot Lock, a large decaying house, two young cousins, Leonora and Edward are parked for the summer with their ageing spinster aunt and her cruel housekeeper. At first the unpleasantness and petty mea...

from Violetthedwarf

None of Susan Hills ghost stories have lived up to The Woman in Black for me, but this gets the closest.Sadly, it feels like she ran out of ideas half way through and decided to end it there, rather than 'unexplained and mysterious', which I think she was going for.3 stars is an AVERAGE score, an...

from cappybear

A good, uneasy read, ideal for Christmastide, admirably written in the author's crisp, economical style. I thought the plot drifted a little down the home stretch and found the ending predictable, but don't want to say more than that in case I give the game away. If you like Susan Hill's work, yo...

from andrewcambs

Agree with cappybear, it is a good read, and has some moments of ghostly tension in there.... but this is the third book of Susan's that I have read, and I'm finding her plot assets are very formulaic. If like me, you've read The Woman In Black, and The Small Hand, then you'll understand what I m...

from Violetthedwarf

None of Susan Hills ghost stories have lived up to The Woman in Black for me, but this gets the closest.Sadly, it feels like she ran out of ideas half way through and decided to end it there, rather than 'unexplained and mysterious', which I think she was going for.3 stars is an AVERAGE score, an...