Susan Hill knows like few others how to harness what lurks in the recesses of the human imagination. She masterfully captures the atmosphere of ghost stories. And even when she's not writing haunted tales, she creates disturbing plots. A phenomenon in England, she now arrives in Brazil with one of her most intriguing novels: The Woman in Black. A study of evil that made it to the big screen starring Daniel Radcliffe, the eternal Harry Potter, in the cast. In this blood-curdling plot, situated between the sinister and the enigmatic, young lawyer Arthur Kipps is called to attend the funeral of Alice Drablow, the sole resident of Eel Marsh House. Proud and solitary, the building rises from the inhospitable marshes of the Nine Lives Pass. A monument to pain and sadness, shrouded in mystery and secrets, shunned by the local villagers. And isolated by tides, which only reaffirm its timeless character. At the funeral, Kipps feels an inexplicable unease when he glimpses a young woman dressed in black. A feeling that grows with the locals' reluctance to talk about the woman. The lawyer dismisses such fears and remains firm in his resolve to stay in the house and sort out the paperwork for his firm's most important client. However, spending the night in a house shrouded in fog, miles from anyone else, can have an unexpected effect on a lonely man. Unexplained sounds and events arouse Arthur's fear and curiosity, who, impetuously, decides to delve deeper into the story of the strange events surrounding that place. However, in his reckless search for the truth, the young man may discover that there are certain things in the world that are best left untouched.
