This was a great Gothic ghost story. The writing style brought to mind books from another time. This style added to the eerie feel of the narrative.
The story unfolds when Arthur Kipps recalls the events of an earlier time in his life after a family gathering where ghost stories are being told. He has never mentioned to his family the experience he had with ghosts. His haunting encounter happened when Arthur is a young attorney trying to advance in his profession. He is asked to go to the town of Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House and then go through her papers and settle her affairs. From the moment he arrives he is aware of the adverse reaction everyone has when they find out why he is visiting their town and what he is doing. He soon discovers the reason when he sees the woman in black at Mrs. Drablows funeral as well other mysterious sounds and happenings at Eel Marsh House. Not to mention the obviously terrified property manager who will not set foot on the place.
I am not easily frightened, but the book was eerie and I did jump about a foot into the air when my phone rang about 3/4 of the way through the book. I enjoyed the spooky feel of the story and the old fashion quality of the read.
A nice - and scary- well written book. Now waiting to see the movie . . .
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Black-Movie-Tie--Vintage/dp/0307745317/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328134168&sr=1-1
The story unfolds when Arthur Kipps recalls the events of an earlier time in his life after a family gathering where ghost stories are being told. He has never mentioned to his family the experience he had with ghosts. His haunting encounter happened when Arthur is a young attorney trying to advance in his profession. He is asked to go to the town of Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House and then go through her papers and settle her affairs. From the moment he arrives he is aware of the adverse reaction everyone has when they find out why he is visiting their town and what he is doing. He soon discovers the reason when he sees the woman in black at Mrs. Drablows funeral as well other mysterious sounds and happenings at Eel Marsh House. Not to mention the obviously terrified property manager who will not set foot on the place.
I am not easily frightened, but the book was eerie and I did jump about a foot into the air when my phone rang about 3/4 of the way through the book. I enjoyed the spooky feel of the story and the old fashion quality of the read.
A nice - and scary- well written book. Now waiting to see the movie . . .
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Black-Movie-Tie--Vintage/dp/0307745317/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328134168&sr=1-1
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