WOMAN IN BLACK: The Classic English Ghost Story

The blockbuster from 1983 which has become the UK's second longest ever running stage play by the undoubted mistress of the modern ghost story. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. He travels to the remote village to put the affairs of his client in order and as he works alone in her isolated house, he begins to uncover disturbing secrets. His unease grows when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed in black. The locals are strangely unwilling to talk about the unsettling occurrence, and Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity, and her terrible purpose. 200 page paperback.