NHFT virtual book club - our next read is The Woman in Black

Following our visit to California and Wyoming in the terrific We Begin at the End, things have taken a darker turn. With Halloween almost upon us, for our 20th meeting we will be reading Susan's Hill's classic ghost story, The Woman in Black.

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.

Spending time in Eel Marsh House to settle Alice Drablow's affairs reveals a lot more than correspondence and paperwork. What are the terrifying sounds on the marsh? Who is the woman in black? All will be revealed... 😱

The next meeting will be Thursday the 24th of November at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room. Come if you dare.