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The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
- Unabridged
Narrator: Simon Vance
Length: 16 hours and 6 min.
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Longlisted for 2010 Orange Prize
EXCLUSIVE TO DOWNLOAD: Includes an interview with Sarah Waters giving an insight into the story behind The Little Stranger.A ghost story from one of Britain's finest and best-loved writers. After her award-winning trilogy of Victorian novels, Sarah Waters turned to the 1940s and wrote The Night Watch, a tender and tragic novel set against the backdrop of wartime Britain. Shortlisted for both the Orange and the Man Booker, it went straight to number-one in the bestseller chart.
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at 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, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. 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.
Prepare yourself. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.
©2009 Sarah Waters; (P)2009 Penguin Audio
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A subtle ghost story
13/06/2009
A subtle ghost story, and all the more believable as the story is told through a character on the periphery of what was happening. Beautifully done, and the complex intertwining of the characters and the house itself builds up a rich atmosphere, which Sarah Waters does so well. Personally I enjoyed the fact that the ending was not cut-and-dried and left you wondering.......
I must admit when I first read the blurb I was a little disappointed that the author had stayed away from the Victorian era, but with her usual skill she has ended up interesting me just as much in the post-war period and the social adjustments that went on at that time instead!
Very well narrated - with the Warwickshire accent not sounding like a parody - quite a feat!
Most Recent Reviews
Didn't come to the boil?
03/07/2010
Slow getting going and times frustrating but the spooky bits are wonderful but never seem to come to the boil so to speak and I would have preferred to have had a slightly more defined ending and kept expecting it to reach more of a climax than it did. Left guessing at the end which is good - maybe I missed something and I may listen again to catch anything subtle that passed me by. Wouldn't put anyone else off listening as not all ghost stories need to be 'in your face' but this wasn't as good as I expected. Reading good and not at all offputting - fitted the characters and scenarios well. The spooky bits are subtle but very good - as someone else said - don't read in the dark (or late at night)..............
Boring
15/06/2010
Nothing happens in this book! The main charcters are bloodless. Ghost story without a ghost. Ending disappointing. Pass this one, dont waste your time.
