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"The #1 book of 2009...Several sleepless nights are guaranteed."—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
One postwar summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, Dr. Faraday, the son of a maid who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country physician,�is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once impressive and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. Its owners—mother, son, and daughter—are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as with conflicts of their own. 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 intimately entwined with his.
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- Sales Rank: #28168 in eBooks
- Published on: 2009-03-31
- Released on: 2009-04-30
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Waters (The Night Watch) reflects on the collapse of the British class system after WWII in a stunning haunted house tale whose ghosts are as horrifying as any in Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. Doctor Faraday, a lonely bachelor, first visited Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked as a parlor maid, at age 10 in 1919. When Faraday returns 30 years later to treat a servant, he becomes obsessed with Hundreds's elegant owner, Mrs. Ayres; her 24-year-old son, Roderick, an RAF airman wounded during the war who now oversees the family farm; and her slightly older daughter, Caroline, considered a natural spinster by the locals, for whom the doctor develops a particular fondness. Supernatural trouble kicks in after Caroline's mild-mannered black Lab, Gyp, attacks a visiting child. A damaging fire, a suicide and worse follow. Faraday, one of literature's more unreliable narrators, carries the reader swiftly along to the devastating conclusion. (May)
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From Bookmarks Magazine
At its core, The Little Stranger is an old-fashioned ghost story, complete with spooky house, eccentric inhabitants, an air of general madness and malcontent, and a narrator who may not be as mild-mannered as he seems. What elevates this novel from the crowded genre is Waters’s ability to evoke the subtleties of the past as she skillfully weaves tension and dread into each paragraph. The reviewer from Newsday likened this tale to the psychological classic The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Perhaps the critic from the Telegraph (who voiced only a very minor complaint about the ending) summed up the reviewers’ opinions best of all by hailing this novel as a genuinely creepy story “guaranteed to make anyone with a pulse gibber in fright.”
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From Booklist
Waters’ darkly atmospheric fifth novel is set at a decaying mansion in postwar�England. The narrator, Dr. Faraday, first visited Hundreds Hall as a child, when his mother, a servant at the great manor, brought him there for a party. Nearly three decades later, he returns on a professional call and soon finds himself growing close to the owners: the widowed Mrs. Ayers, who has never gotten over the death of her oldest daughter, and her two adult children, Caroline and Roderick. Faraday�treats Roderick’s war injury but�watches helplessly as the young man, who is convinced there is an evil presence in the house, slides into madness. After a devastating incident�involving a young�neighbor, Faraday finds he has no choice but to commit Roderick to a mental institution. Faraday finally faces the feelings he’s developed for Caroline, but the malevolent force shadowing�Hundreds Hall hasn’t finished with the Ayers family yet. An eerie ghost story mixed with piercing class commentary, Waters’ latest is downright haunting. --Kristine Huntley
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213 of 229 people found the following review helpful.
Atmospheric Gothic tale
By Z Hayes
"The Little Stranger" marks a departure for novelist Sarah Waters, who has also written works like "Affinity" and "Tipping the Velvet" which had lesbian themes in them. "The Little Stranger" does not have such themes, instead it is a well-constructed, beautifully-written Gothic tale that focuses on a crumbling great house in the English countryside. It is post WW II in Britain, and the war has wrought a lot of changes in society - many aristocratic and rich families have seen a decline in their fortunes, and one such family is the Ayers' family - Mrs Ayres is a dignified middle-aged woman who despite her rather impoverished circumstances still holds on to an old way of life, her 27-year-old daughter Caroline is an unattractive spinster who is content to traipse about the countryside in plain clothes with her well-loved dog Gyp, and her 24-year-old brother Roderick is a battle-scarred war vet who reluctantly finds himself taking over Hundreds Hall, the family estate.
Quite by accident, our narrator, Dr Faraday finds himself getting acquainted with the family when he is called in to treat the family's maid, 14-year-old Betty, who is prone to fanciful thoughts and dreams up phantom ailments. Dr Faraday finds himself drawn to the Ayres' not only because his mother was once a nursery maid at Hundreds, but also because he has not outgrown his childhood fascination with the crumbling manor. When Roderick begins to exhibit strange behavior, and starts rambling about poltergeist-like activity in the house, Dr Faraday's initial cynicism is put to the test by the unfolding of more peculiar and malevolent events at the house.
This is not a traditional horror story, but more of a psychological thriller that takes its time unfolding [about a hundred pages into the book in fact], and the suspense builds up slowly yet surely, rewarding patient readers with a complex novel that is populated with well-delineated characters. It would be doing this book disservice if it were to be labelled as purely a tale of the supernatural, for it is much more than that - the book also explores class distinctions as the Ayres' represent an upper class family fallen on hard times, yet still cling on to the old way of life, keeping a maid for appearance's sake, and refusing to let go of the house, even as it drains the last ounces of their financial resources and physical strength.
"The Little Stranger" is also about the dynamics of human relationships - of the complex ties between parent and children [Roderick laments that he has been a constant source of disappointment to his mother], the bonds between siblings, and of human yearnings [for social acceptance, affection etc].
This is not a wisp of a novel but a hefty read, yet I found myself compelled to finish it within two days. I'd rate this as my favorite of Sarah Waters' work because I happen to love highly atmospheric novels and "The Little Stranger" exceeds my expectations on that account. I'd also recommend works like "The Sisters" by Poppy Adams, "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield, and "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton.
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
first rate psychological thriller (some spoilers)
By book kitty
**SPOILERS**This is a haunting & frightening story about how one's childhood desires & expectations never truly diminish, in fact if left unchecked, they can grow to such a horrifying proportion that they take on a life & soul of their own.
I read this book twice, the first time around with the viewpoint that this was indeed, an old fashioned ghost story, with the House as the main character.
After the surprise (at least to me) reveal as to the identity of the person responsible for the disturbance at the Hall, I read the book again. Certain events took on a malevolent new meaning. The narrator's childhood memory of using a knife to gouge out a small souvenir from the home & his mother's horrified reaction provided a frightening foreshadowing to the escalating violence that would ensue. Let's just say "Thou shall not covet" is a commandment you really ought to follow.
As for the other main characters, they each played a part in the ultimate destruction of their lives. I felt the most sympathy for Gyp, he alone was innocent in the part he played in the story. I also felt for Caroline, when she realizes the Dr. never intends to take her away from the Hall, she make a valiant (but tragically undermined) effort to save herself.
The rich & darkly vivid writing slowly draws you into the world of Hundreds Hall; you can sense the decayed splendor that the family is surrounded & trapped by.
If you enjoy this book, I would also recommend The Thirteenth Tale & Jane-Emily. Jane-Emily: And Witches' ChildrenThe Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Enjoyable creepy read
By Neanie
This novel has some solid creepy moments, disturbed characters, and builds atmosphere. The story maintains the suspense, and while it's is not a challenging read, it's an enjoyable one nonetheless.
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