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The Small Hand

By: Susan Hill
Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
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Summary

Late one summer evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn. He stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house, and compelled by curiosity, approaches the door. Standing before the entrance, he feels the unmistakable sensation of a small cold hand creeping into his own, ‘as if a child had taken hold of it’.

At first he is merely puzzled by the odd incident but then begins to suffer attacks of fear and panic, and is visited by nightmares. He is determined to learn more about the house. But when he does, he receives further, increasingly sinister, visits from the small hand.

©2010 Susan Hill (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
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Cracking little ghost story.

Very much enjoyed this. In fact I couldn’t stop listening and almost did it in one sitting.
The narration is great. The characters are well written. A delight.

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great listen

i love the pacing of Susan Hill stories and this fits beautifully with Cameron Stewarts reading style

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Little Gem

Really love this story, beautifully written. would love to see it made in to a short TV programme.

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Great

Loved it
Superb narrator
Very clear reading
Kept me on the edge of my chair
Very Believable

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Gripping

I loved this book when I first read it. It's somehow not quite the same having it read to you but it's still gripping. The narration is good.

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Awesome little story

Very sppooky and kept you guessing i keep missing the end as i keep falling asleep but thoroughly enjoyed it so far

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A wonderful gothic ghost story

I adore anything Susan Hill and this together with her other short ghostly stories are well worth listening to. Overall a great presentation.

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Creepy

Good ghost story.

I kept thinking it was taking place in the 30's or something, certainly not so modern, but I think that was to do with the narration more than anything. Really excellent job with that, and lent a great deal of atmosphere to the book.

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The Woman In Black it is not.

Firstly, I liked the story although it was very short. However, this is the second Susan Hill story I have read that followed the same format as "The Woman in Black". In both "The Small Hand" and "The Mist in the Mirror", we have the exact same themes as in the "Woman in Black". A lonely, ramshackle house with an adictive mystery to be solved. An out of his depth protagonist who just cannot see the danger in front of him that gets befriended by a rich but kindly benefactor. Susan Hill seems to be trying to recapture the heights (or lows) of "The Woman in Black" but fails each time. I am reminded of one line from "The Woman in Black" in which an old Mr Kipp at his family Christmas gathering says something like " I surely, ,like every man (or woman in this case) has at least one ghost story inside him". Well, I think we saw Susan Hill's one ghost story in "The Woman in Black" and it was glorious. If you haven't read any of the other books, this will be quite a good introduction to her work although it is as I say, quite short but if you are looking for a genuinely scary, disturbing, atmospheric ghost story, spend your credits on "The Woman in Black" and get this in a future sale..

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Dark tale, well written and very well narrated.

I watched this on TV at Xmas, at least attempted to! it was awful! The book and especially the narration was gripping and very well done by all concerned.
A superb little ghost story, maybe a touch predictable.....but still a great way to fill in a few hours.

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