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Horror · MelancholicA country doctor and a dying house
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
See it on Amazon2009Moderate readSlow pace
What it is about
In post-war England, Dr Faraday is called to Hundreds Hall, where the Ayres family struggles to hold on. Waters’s 2009 novel is a ghost story that is also about class and decline.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy gothic tales and ghost stories, with a melancholic mood and an unhurried pace. It is a read that rewards some attention.
Themes: Class · Haunting · Post-war
Screen adaptation
The Little Stranger (2018)
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