The Little Stranger – Sarah Waters

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The Little Stranger is a mixed genre story set in a dilapidated mansion in Warwickshire, England in the 1940s. It features a country doctor who calls on an old family of declining fortunes who own the old estate that is crumbling around them.Though attending in a professional manner at first, the doctor becomes entwined in the family’s plight and the ghoulish goings on. The historical/gothic novel also delves into many societal interactions of the time: class systems, repression, gender roles and the British way of life.

There’ll be tricks, tonight. I can sense it. I’ve a feeling for it now. I’m like a weather-vane, I start twitching when the wind’s on the turn.

❚ “A very cleverly written ghost story … but is it a ghost story? Nothing is as it seems and with the tension gradually building between the two main characters and the strange happenings at the mansion, you are in for a stimulating read. One of my favourites.” – Jo

❚ “I adore gothic stories, and enjoy Sarah Waters’ works so this was a fantastic combination for me. I was captivated trying to work out what or who was behind the mysterious events. I was pleased things weren’t all completely sewn up and a little was left to the reader’s imagination.” – Rachel

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Published 2009
Virago
510 pages