The Small Hand & Dolly

The Small Hand & Dolly
Author: Susan Hill
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345806662

A HAUNTING PAIR OF GHOST STORIES FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN BLACK The Small Hand Antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn and stumbles upon a derelict Edwardian house with a lush, overgrown garden. As he approaches the door, he is startled to feel the unmistakable sensation of a small, cold hand creeping into his own, almost as though a child has taken hold of it. Shaken, he returns home to find himself plagued by nightmares. But when he decides to investigate the house’s mysteries, he is troubled by increasingly sinister visitations. Dolly After being orphaned at a young age, Edward Cayley is sent to spend the summer with his forbidding Aunt Kestrel at Iyot house, her decaying estate on the damp, lonely fens in the west of England. 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 through the years to come.

The Small Hand

The Small Hand
Author: Susan Hill
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2023-10-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1529913438

A terrifying ghost story by the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. Late one summer evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn. He stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house and, compelled by curiosity, approaches the door. Standing before the entrance, he feels the unmistakable sensation of a small cold hand creeping into his own, 'as if a child had taken hold of it'. At first he is merely puzzled by the odd incident but then begins to suffer attacks of fear and panic, and is visited by nightmares. He is determined to learn more about the house. But when he does, he receives further, increasingly sinister, visits from the small hand.

True Sisters

True Sisters
Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250005027

Four women seeking the promise of salvation and prosperity in a new land.

Dolly

Dolly
Author: Susan Hill
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-10-12
Genre: Ghost stories
ISBN: 9781529913385

A terrifying ghost story by the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. The remoter parts of the English Fens are unruly, deserted and damp, even in the height of summer. In Iyot Lock stands a large, decaying house, belonging to Leonora and Edward's Aunt Kestrel. The pair are cousins, who were both sent to their aunt's creepy house for the summer when they were children. At the time, Leonora was angry and upset when she received the wrong dolly for her birthday. At the time, Edward told himself that the noises he heard around the house were in his head. But now, 40 years later, the terrifying consequences of what happened to Leonora's birthday doll are just beginning to surface...

Motor Age

Motor Age
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 916
Release: 1912
Genre: Automobile industry and trade
ISBN:

Dark Delicacies

Dark Delicacies
Author: Del Howison & Jeff Gelb
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 162567290X

In an age of increasing specialization, horror anthologies have seemed to pick up on the trend. Zombie anthologies, vampire anthologies and post-apocalyptic anthologies are among the many that have sprung up of late creating an entire book filled with only one kind of story. But what are the roots of horror and what really frightens us? Bram Stoker Award-winning editors Del Howison and Jeff Gelb have gone back to the roots of our fears with a collection of horror of all types, new tales by the current masters of horror. Each story is a different disturbing dark narrative so that you never know what is coming for you next. After all, we really don’t know what is hiding in the dark, do we?

Hearings

Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2196
Release: 1945
Genre:
ISBN:

The Truck Book

The Truck Book
Author: Harry McNaught
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307759261

Climb behind the wheel of over 50 different types of trucks, from dump trucks and fire trucks to tanker trucks and ice cream trucks! Full of colorful and detailed illustrations and loads of interesting facts, The Truck Book is a must-have for all vehicle fans.