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(b.Susan Hill has been a full-time writer since 1963 and has written over thirty titles. Since 1977 she has been a monthly columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
She has also written several non-fiction books and books for children (Can It Be True? won the Smarties Prize), as well as editing short story compilations.
As well as writing, she has set up a publishing company, Long Barn Books, inspired by her lifelong admiration for Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press. She also runs a literary magazine, Books and Company, and owns the lease on a gift shop in Chipping Campden.
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Literary Fiction, General Fiction
Series
Simon Serrailler
1. The Various Haunts of Men (2004)
2. The Pure in Heart (2005)
3. The Risk of Darkness (2006)
4. The Vows of Silence (2008)
5. The Shadows in the Street (2010)
6. The Betrayal of Trust (2011)
7. A Question of Identity (2012)
8. The Soul of Discretion (2014)
8.5. A Breach of Security (2014)
8.6. Hero (2016)
9. The Comforts of Home (2018)
Old Haunts (2018)
1. The Various Haunts of Men (2004)
2. The Pure in Heart (2005)
3. The Risk of Darkness (2006)
4. The Vows of Silence (2008)
5. The Shadows in the Street (2010)
6. The Betrayal of Trust (2011)
7. A Question of Identity (2012)
8. The Soul of Discretion (2014)
8.5. A Breach of Security (2014)
8.6. Hero (2016)
9. The Comforts of Home (2018)
Old Haunts (2018)
Billy-William Bigheart
1. The Kindest Boy in the Universe (2015)
2. The Best Day's Outing in the Whole World, Ever! (2016)
1. The Kindest Boy in the Universe (2015)
2. The Best Day's Outing in the Whole World, Ever! (2016)
Novels
The Enclosure (1961)
Do Me a Favour (1963)
Gentlemen and Ladies (1968)
A Change for the Better (1969)
I'm the King of the Castle (1970)
Strange Meeting (1971)
The Bird of Night (1972)
In the Springtime of the Year (1974)
The Woman in Black (1983)
Air and Angels (1991)
The Glass Angels (1991)
Friends Next Door (1992)
A Very Special Birthday (1992)
The Mist in the Mirror (1992)
Mrs De Winter (1993)
The Service of Clouds (1998)
The Man in the Picture (2007)
The Battle for Gullywith (2008)
The Beacon (2008)
The Small Hand (2010)
A Kind Man (2011)
Dolly (2012)
Black Sheep (2013)
From the Heart (2017)
Do Me a Favour (1963)
Gentlemen and Ladies (1968)
A Change for the Better (1969)
I'm the King of the Castle (1970)
Strange Meeting (1971)
The Bird of Night (1972)
In the Springtime of the Year (1974)
The Woman in Black (1983)
Air and Angels (1991)
The Glass Angels (1991)
Friends Next Door (1992)
A Very Special Birthday (1992)
The Mist in the Mirror (1992)
Mrs De Winter (1993)
The Service of Clouds (1998)
The Man in the Picture (2007)
The Battle for Gullywith (2008)
The Beacon (2008)
The Small Hand (2010)
A Kind Man (2011)
Dolly (2012)
Black Sheep (2013)
From the Heart (2017)
Collections
The Albatross (1971)
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1973)
The Cold Country (1975)
Stories From Codling Village (1990)
The Christmas Collection (1994)
Listening to the Orchestra (1996)
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read (2003)
Farthing House (2006)
Need / Moving Messages (2011)
Sand / Elizabeth (2011)
The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories (2015)
The Travelling Bag (2016)
A Bit of Singing and Dancing (1973)
The Cold Country (1975)
Stories From Codling Village (1990)
The Christmas Collection (1994)
Listening to the Orchestra (1996)
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read (2003)
Farthing House (2006)
Need / Moving Messages (2011)
Sand / Elizabeth (2011)
The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories (2015)
The Travelling Bag (2016)
Chapbooks
Picture Books
One Night at a Time (1984)
aka Go Away Bad Dreams
Mother's Magic (1986)
Can it be True? (1988)
Suzy's Shoes (1989)
I Won't Go there Again (1990)
Septimus Honeydew (1990)
Pirate Poll (1992)
Beware, Beware (1993)
King of Kings (1993)
Peter Pan (2012)
The Wind in the Willows (2013)
aka Go Away Bad Dreams
Mother's Magic (1986)
Can it be True? (1988)
Suzy's Shoes (1989)
I Won't Go there Again (1990)
Septimus Honeydew (1990)
Pirate Poll (1992)
Beware, Beware (1993)
King of Kings (1993)
Peter Pan (2012)
The Wind in the Willows (2013)
Novellas
Antonyin's (2011)
The Brooch (2011)
Father, Father (2011)
The Punishment (2011)
Crystal (2012)
Printer's Devil Court (2012)
Hunger (2013)
Irish Twins (2014)
The Brooch (2011)
Father, Father (2011)
The Punishment (2011)
Crystal (2012)
Printer's Devil Court (2012)
Hunger (2013)
Irish Twins (2014)
Anthologies edited
New Stories (1980) (with Isabel Quigly)
People (1983)
Ghost Stories (1983)
The Parchment Moon (1990)
The Walker Book of Ghost Stories (1990)
The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories 1 (1991)
The Random House Book of Ghost Stories (1991)
Contemporary Women's Short Stories (1995)
The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories (1997)
People (1983)
Ghost Stories (1983)
The Parchment Moon (1990)
The Walker Book of Ghost Stories (1990)
The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories 1 (1991)
The Random House Book of Ghost Stories (1991)
Contemporary Women's Short Stories (1995)
The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories (1997)
Non fiction
The Magic Apple Tree (1982)
Through the Kitchen Window (1984)
Through the Garden Gate (1986)
The Lighting of the Lamps (1987)
Shakespeare Country (1987)
Lanterns Across the Snow (1987)
The Spirit of the Cotswolds (1988)
Family (1989)
Spirit of Britain - an Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain (1994)
Reflections from a Garden (1995)
Howards End Is On The Landing (2009)
The Library Book (2012) (with Alan Bennett, Ann Cleeves, Seth Godin, Tom Holland, Val McDermid, Lucy Mangan, China Miéville, Caitlin Moran, Kate Mosse, Julie Myerson, Bali Rai, Lionel Shriver and Hardeep Kohli Singh)
Jacob's Room is Full of Books (2017)
Through the Kitchen Window (1984)
Through the Garden Gate (1986)
The Lighting of the Lamps (1987)
Shakespeare Country (1987)
Lanterns Across the Snow (1987)
The Spirit of the Cotswolds (1988)
Family (1989)
Spirit of Britain - an Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain (1994)
Reflections from a Garden (1995)
Howards End Is On The Landing (2009)
The Library Book (2012) (with Alan Bennett, Ann Cleeves, Seth Godin, Tom Holland, Val McDermid, Lucy Mangan, China Miéville, Caitlin Moran, Kate Mosse, Julie Myerson, Bali Rai, Lionel Shriver and Hardeep Kohli Singh)
Jacob's Room is Full of Books (2017)
Anthologies containing stories by Susan Hill
Short stories
| How Soon Can I Leave? | |||
| The Albatross [short story] (1971) | |||
| Cockles and Mussels (1971) | |||
| The Elephant Man (1971) | |||
| Friends of Miss Reece (1971) | |||
| Somerville (1971) |
Awards
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Susan Hill recommends
The Third Miss Symons (1913)
F M Mayor
"This lost work of genius... is elegant and flexible, most fluently expressing every shade of human emotion."
The Complete Knowledge of Sally Fry (1983)
Sylvia Murphy
"You should have absolutely no difficulty in laughing aloud... a new original comic writer... tremendous fun."
The Upstairs Room (2017)
Kate Murray-Browne
"The Upstairs Room is the real thing. Frightening and clever and full of atmosphere."
Melmoth (2018)
Sarah Perry
"Sarah Perry is a wonderful writer, the real thing. Her new novel Melmoth packs a punch of atmosphere, creepiness, fear and melancholy. I am going to move it off my bedside table because it is haunting my sleep."
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