The Small Hand and Dolly
Susan Hill
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
3.60
· 10 ratings · 288 pages · Published: 24 Sep 2013
In The Small Hand, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn and stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house with a lush, overgrown garden. Approaching the door, he is startled to feel the unmistakable sensation of a small cold hand creeping into his own, almost as though a child had taken hold of it. Plagued by nightmares, he returns with the intention of figuring out its mysteries, only to be troubled by further, increasingly sinister visits. In Dolly, orphan Edward Cayley is sent to spend the summer with his forbidding Aunt Kestrel at Iyot House, her decaying home in the damp, lonely fens. With him is his spoiled, spiteful cousin, Leonora. And when Leonora's birthday wish for a beautiful doll is denied, she unleashes a furious rage which will haunt Edward for years afterward.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 4
- horror 3
- paranormal 3
- ghosts 3
- gothic 3
- mystery 3
- spooky 3
- supernatural 2
- dark 2
- historical 2
- classics 1
- literary fiction 1
- vampires 1
- monsters/creatures 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- anthology 2
- audiobook 2
- adult fiction 1
- content warnings
- death / grief 2