The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
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Set in rural Warwickshire just after the Second World War, The Little Stranger is her fifth novel, the first with a male narrator, Dr. Faraday. We meet the doctor at Hundreds Hall, a former grand structure now wasting away, and home to the Ayreses for close to two centuries. Members of the landed gentry now fallen to ruin, the Ayreses — Mrs. Ayres and her two grown children, Caroline and Roderick — seem steeped in a bygone, gentler age. Called upon to examine the housemaid, Dr Faraday finds himself strangely drawn to the dilapidated house, where his own mother used to work as a maid 30 years ago.
What begins as mild fascination with the house and its residents will transform itself into something more pronounced as Dr. Faraday scrambles to make sense of the strange happenings that begin to haunt Hundreds. Unexplained marks appear on the walls, fires start on their own accord, and footsteps break the silence of unoccupied rooms. Acting both as doctor and confidant, Dr. Faraday’s life becomes closely entwined with the Ayreses, even as a string of greater tragedies descend on the Hundreds.
This one sounds like a good one for the R.I.P IV challenge that I talked about here. What caught your eye this week?
Book Chatter 
I'm a sucker for these kinds of books. There is just something about a house that is haunted that makes me want to curl up with the book. I've added it to my wish list. Thanks!
~ Popin
Promising premise and great cover!
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This looks really good, Ti! It's on my TBR. Have fun with the R.I.P. tour. I wish I could do that. I might still be able to pull it off because I'm planning on highlighting Neil Gaiman in November. We'll see.
I have her book, Affinity, on my TBR pile right now!
Sounds good in a creepy sort of way.
Sounds like this would make a scary movie!
Sounds … well a bit scary…but good. Great cover…
Oh Ti – this was a great read for me. Interesting to see the American cover.
Ooh, I need to get my act together and sign up for RIP too! Especially now that I have a suggestion. 😉
This book was creepy, but really great. I thoroughly enjoyed it.