Revue de presse
Superior chills from the author of The Woman in Black ― Woman & Home
A distinguished modern exponent of the genre ... The entire narrative unrolls like a carpet ... This beautifully written novel may be short, but not one word is wasted ... The sinister child, the rotting mansion, the monastery and the old books are of course familiar gothic props; but Susan Hill uses them to lend depth, as an expert cook uses familiar ingredients to enrich a new recipe, and draws out new flavours from them in the process ... highly recommended for a chilly autumn evening by the fire. And, as a bonus, the book has an exceptionally attractive cover ― Spectator
On chilling form ― Vogue
She builds suspense through easy, elegant prose ... If the proof of a good ghost story is a bad dream, this one worked for me ― Intelligent Life
On top form ― Good Housekeeping
Beautifully evoked ... what's most impressive is what hangs between the spare lines of Hill's precise prose ... this is a wonderful piece of storytelling that does what a good story ought to do: it keeps you guessing, pulls you in -- Jeremy Dyson ― Guardian Published On: 2010-09-25
Every bit the treat one would expect ... as ever, not a word is wasted. As seductive as it is disquieting, atmospheric and brilliantly suspenseful ― The Lady Published On: 2010-09-21
Short and crisply told ... The tension is built up gradually until it is taut and physical ― Independent
Part of the fear she conjures up, then, is a sense that this could happen to anyone ... Hill's superbly crafted tale doesn't belong to a confessional age, but it does belong to an age where we are all striving for our own identity. Where we all, secretly, long for a ghost to reach out and grip us, make us real -- Lesley MacDowell ― Scotsman Published On: 2010-10-25
Precise and stylish ― Big Issue
Classic ― Mail on Sunday
It's hugely enjoyable and a perfect read for a couple of hours by the fireside on a dark winter's evening, and would make an ideal Christmas stocking filler ― Daily Mail
Great ghostly reading leading up to Halloween ― Woman's Day Australia Published On: 2010-10-25
Masterfully done ... subtle, elegant ― The Times Published On: 2010-10-16
A beautiful volume housing a chilling take on the good old-fashioned ghost story ― Red
Restrained, spare, elegant prose with all the necessary accoutrements ... most definitely suited to reading beside a roaring fire while fingering the thick cream pages of this well-produced hardback -- Sophia Martelli ― Observer Published On: 2010-10-31
Susan Hill is the grande dame of English supernatural fiction ... The Small Hand is another brilliant exercise in the uncanny ... Hill is a mistress of economy and timing, and although The Small Hand is only the length of a novella, it has the heft of a novel. Each phrase comes balanced on a raft of implication ... an elegant entertainment for a winter's night -- Suzi Feay ― Financial Times Published On: 2010-10-30
Hill writes with an understated style that gives the story plenty of conviction and although it is set in the present day, a dusty, timeless pall lies over it -- Charlotte Heathcote ― Sunday Express Published On: 2010-10-31
Gripping from the first page ― Waterstone's Books Quarterly
Wonderfully old fashioned ... Hill is a master of the art of suspense, subtly increasing the creepiness until it is at fever pitch. Eerie and compelling from start to finish ― Attitude
No one chills the heart like Susan Hill ― Daily Telegraph Published On: 2010-10-29
Hill knows how to give readers a good fright ― Instyle Magazine, Australia Published On: 2010-12-01
A chilling and beguiling small treasure of a story ― Herald on Sunday, NZ Published On: 2010-10-31
This supernatural chiller is gripping and unnerving, the sort of book you devour in one sitting ― The Age, Australia Published On: 2010-10-30
Beautiful ― Sydney Morning Herald Published On: 2010-11-13
A chilling meditation on how long-buried secrets can rise
