Kulturka

Little Stranger

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, 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 for a chilling ghost story from the shortlisted Man Booker and
Orange Prize author.
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.

Prepare yourself. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish
us, now comes a chilling ghost story.

• author: Sarah Waters