Fromaward-winningauthorElizabethHandcomesthefirst-evernovelauthorizedtoreturntotheworldofShirleyJackson’sTheHauntingofHillHouse--a“scaryandbeautifullywritten“(NeilGaiman)newstoryofisolationandlongingperfectforourpresenttime.**NamedaBestBookoftheYearbyTheNewYorker,TheWashingtonPost,andHarper’sBazaar**Openthedoor....HollySherwinhasbeenastrugglingplaywrightforyears,butnow,afterreceivingagranttodevelopherplayWitchingNight,shemayfinallybeclosetoherbigbreak.Allsheneedsistimeandspacetobringhervisiontolife.WhenshestumblesacrossHillHouseonaweekendgetawayupstate,sheisimmediatelytakeninbythemansion,nearlyhiddenoutsidearemotevillage.It’senormous,old,andever-soeerie--theperfectplacetodevelopandrehearseherplay.Despiteherownhesitations,Holly’sgirlfriend,Nisa,agreestojoinHollyinrentingthehouseforamonth,andsoonatroupeofactors,eachwithghostsoftheirown,arrive.Yetastheysettlein,thehouse’speculiaritiesaremadeknown:strangecreaturesstalkthegrounds,disturbingsoundsechothroughoutthehalls,andtimeitselfseemstoshift.Alltoosoon,Hollyandherfriendsfindthemselvesatoddsnotjustwithoneanother,butwiththehouseitself.ItseemssomethinghasbeenwaitinginHillHousealltheseyears,anditnolongerintendstowalkalone...“Afitting--andfrightening--homage.“--NewYorkTimesBookReview“It’sthrillingtofindthisisatruehybridofthesetwoingeniouswomen’swork--anovelwithallthechillsofJacksonthatalsohighlightsthecontemporaryflavorandevocativewritingofHand.“--WashingtonPost“OnlythebrilliantElizabethHandcouldsoexpertlyhonorJackson’srage,wit,andvision.“--PaulTremblay“Eerilybeautiful,strangelyseductive,andgenuinelyupsetting.“--AlixE.Harrow
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