Book Review: The Little Stranger

"The Little Stranger" by Sarah Waters was recommended to me recently without much more information than that it was a good book.  From the moment I picked it up I was consumed with the story and had a hard time putting it down.  As I read it I was reminded of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw."  It is an historical novel, set in post World War II Britain, and it is also a psychological thriller.  A once proud family is losing their home.  Bad luck seems to stalk them.  Is it just bad luck or is there some other entity, paranormal or psychotic, trying to bring them down.  The easily frightened might want to read this with the lights on.

The Little Stranger By Waters, Sarah 2009-04 - Riverhead Hardcover 9781594488801 Check Our Catalog …More

The Turn of the Screw, the Aspern Papers and Two Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) By James, Henry Illustrator Sweet, David L. Introduction by Sweet, David L. 2003-08 - Barnes & Noble Classics 1593080433 Check Our Catalog Joseph Conrad once said of his friend Henry James, "As is meet for a man of his descent and tradition, Mr. James is the historian of fine consciences." As it turns out, James was also incredibly gifted at writing exceptional ghost stories. This collection--including ""The Beast in the Jungle"" and ""The Jolly Corner""--features James's finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James's writing, and provocative study questions. …More