Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140040730 ISBN 13: 9780140040739

Publisher: Penguin UK, 1984

This volume is part of a series of novels, plays and stories intended for use at A Level. The complete, original text is accompanied by an introduction, activities for before, during and after study, as well as notes. Set against a world of violence and pain, Susan Hill's collection of stories focuses on the individual's struggle for hope. In each story there is a fresh look at the sinister side of life and death - who will survive and who will be destroyed?

About the Author:

Susan Hill is the author of many books published by Penguin. Her novels include I'm the King of the Castle and Mrs de Winter, the sequel to Du Maurier's Rebecca. She is also well-known for her children's books (Can it be true? won the Smarties Prize). She has written non-fiction, autobiography & has edited women's short stories and other classic fiction for Penguin. A regular broadcaster and reviewer, Susan Hill lives in Oxfordshire with her husband, Stanley Wells, the Shakespeare scholar.