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Dolly

By: Susan Hill
Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
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Summary

The remoter parts of the English Fens are forlorn, lost and damp even in the height of summer. At Lyot Lock, a large decaying house, two young cousins, Leonora and Edward are parked for the summer with their ageing spinster aunt and her cruel housekeeper. At first the unpleasantness and petty meanness’s appear simply spiteful, calculated to destroy Edward's equanimity. But when spoilt Leonora is not given the birthday present of a specific dolly that she wants, affairs inexorably take a much darker turn with terrifying, life-destroying, consequences for everyone.

©2012 Long Barn Books Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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Creepy!

creepy novella about an abandoned doll that years later causes strange goings ons within the family of the previous owner. Spine tingling, gothic fun read.

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Great chilling story

Susan hill is a great story teller. Well told and chilling. Nicely woven story. Well narrated

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I expected a ghost story to rival Woman in Black

I expected a ghost story to rival Woman in Black but not much happened!
The narrator has a very soothing voice, though!

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Excellent gothic ghost story.

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I really enjoyed this ghost story, with a very gothic feel. Set in the fens, it has a wonderful atmosphere, is well read and was just the right length to listen to in one longish car journey.

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Amazing ! you have to read

What made the experience of listening to Dolly the most enjoyable?

The reader enhanced the text and encouraged powerful images

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dolly?

the description of the dolls

What does Cameron Stewart bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

the anticipation in his voice, plays out the text in a way that you would not expect

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

close to the end when the book was leading to the climax

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Susan Hill is an amazingly beautiful writer and Cameron Stewart brought the words to life

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Interesting

The story itself is simple and straightforward but fascinating and thought-provoking. Susan Hill paints some vivid, atmospheric descriptions, and listening, I really felt I was there in that big old brooding house. The narrator, Cameron Stewart, was excellent. I definitely want to hear more from him.

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OK, but certainly nothing special

Got this because it was an offer and had fantastic reviews. Expecting great things, but to be honest, it was a fairly average Ghost Story.
Wouldn’t have been happy to have wasted a full credit on it, but the discounted price made it just about worth it.
Chap doing narration did a decent job.

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Not for me

Short, strange and I lost interest in the last third of the book…the female voices weren’t v weirdly done.

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Perfect Ghost Story

I really loved this. Perfect ghost story comes back and forth in time, and although felt sad for the character, liked the ending. Would love to read more about this dolls and their origin..

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Dolly


Not as good as woman in black not sure if this was a ghost story or voodoo

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