The Little Stranger

By: Sarah Waters

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Now a major motion picture directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Wilson.

“Several sleepless nights are guaranteed.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

One postwar summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, Dr. Faraday, the son of a maid who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country physician, is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once impressive and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. Its owners—mother, son, and daughter—are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as with conflicts of their own. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr. Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become intimately entwined with his.

Definitely Stranger

A fascinating book, but it is indeed strange. This is a gothic mystery set right after WW II in countryside England. The story is compelling and the reading is top notch. Don't expect a fast pace, but it is a story that you get sucked right into.

Excellent Narration, but

The narrator captured this story perfectly, I just disliked the story immensely. If you cry when an animal dies in a movie, this is not the book for you.

Loved this book. Elegant and deeply painted.

The character of this house itself is so amazing created under this writers pen. Exquisetly described and beautiful drawn.

simon vance can make any story amazing!

The story had a slightly gothic feel and Simon Vance brought it to life. the tone of post-war years of depression was poignant and illustrated the change in England.

Potentially amazing book that fell short.

Would have preferred an abridged version. Great beginning and decent end but the middle could be a chore to get through at times. I appreciated the setting and atmosphere though, and the narrator did an excellent job. However, most of the what could have been exciting scenes we were told secondhand by narrator instead of experiencing them with the character aa they happened. This book could have been fascinating with multiple 1st person POVs.