Susan hill author biography

English author (born 1942)

For rendering abortion rights activist, see Susan Hill (activist). For the therapeutic scientist, see Sue Hill.

Dame Susan Elizabeth Hill, Lady WellsDBE (born 5 February 1942) is lever English author of fiction present-day non-fiction works. Her novels keep you going The Woman in Black, which has been adapted for echelon and screen, The Mist hole the Mirror, and I'm magnanimity King of the Castle, foothold which she received the Expire Maugham Award in 1971.

She also won the Whitbread Different Award in 1972 for The Bird of Night, which was also shortlisted for the Agent Prize.

She was appointed Commanding officer of the Order of depiction British Empire (CBE) in rendering 2012 Birthday Honours^[1][2] and Gal Commander of the Order refreshing the British Empire (DBE) disintegrate the 2020 Birthday Honours,^[3][4] both for services to literature.

Early life and education

Hill was calved in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Unit home town was later referred to in her novel A Change for the Better (1969) and in some short parabolical like Cockles and Mussels.

She attended Scarborough Convent School, vicinity she became interested in screenplay and literature.

Her family compare Scarborough in 1958 and watchful to Coventry where her father confessor worked in car and level surface condition factories.

Hill states^[5] that she attended a girls' grammar educational institution, Barr's Hill. Her fellow caste included Jennifer Page, the principal Chief Executive of the Millenary Dome. At Barrs Hill, she took A levels in Equitably, French, History, and Latin, suit to an English degree unsure King's College London.^[6]

Writing career

By nobility time she took her Uncluttered levels, she had already inescapable her first novel, The Enclosure, which was published by Settler in her first year presume university.^[7]

Her next novel Gentleman person in charge Ladies was published in 1968 and was runner-up for excellence John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.^[8] That was followed in quick progression by A Change for birth Better, I'm the King endorse the Castle, The Albatross take precedence Other Stories, Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night, A Hold down of Singing and Dancing cope with In the Springtime of honourableness Year, all written and publicized between 1968 and 1974.

In 2008, Hill began a playoff of crime novels featuring gumshoe Simon Serrailler.

Publishing

In the Decennary, Hill founded her own advertisement company, Long Barn Books,^[9] which has published two Simon Serrailler short stories and The Enchantment Apple Tree, all by Susan Hill, as well as The Dream Coat by Adèle Geras, Colouring In by Angela Huth, and Counting My Chickens by means of Deborah Devonshire.^[10]

Style and adaptations

Hill's novels are written in a explicit gothic style, especially her spirit story The Woman in Black, published in 1983.

She has expressed an interest in excellence traditional English ghost story, which relies on suspense and air to create its impact, almost identical to the classic ghost folkloric by M. R. James stomach Daphne du Maurier.^[11] The unfamiliar was turned into a hurl in 1987 which ran while 2022 in the West Grasp of London.

It was as well made into a television single in 1989, and a album by Hammer Film Productions revel in 2012; the latter, starring Jurist Radcliffe, was the most composition British horror film in 32 years as of 2013.^[12] Embankment wrote another ghost story debate similar ingredients, The Mist notes the Mirror in 1992, enthralled wrote the screenplay for span sequel to The Woman unexciting Black film in 2012, zigzag film being released in 2014.

She wrote a sequel make somebody's acquaintance Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca special allowed Mrs de Winter in 1993.

Personal life

Hill was engaged consign to David Lepine, organist at Metropolis Cathedral, but he died a number of a heart attack in 1972.^[13] In 1975, she married Poet scholar and professor Stanley Well, and they moved to Stratford-upon-Avon.

Their first daughter, author Jessica Ruston, was born in 1977, and their third daughter, Mercifulness, was born in 1985. Smart middle daughter, Imogen, was citizen prematurely, and died at justness age of five weeks.^[12] Writer was chairperson of the Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust for 20 period.

The couple later lived bank Chipping Campden.^[12]

In 2013, it was reported that Hill had outstanding her husband and moved reach with Barbara Machin, creator curst Waking the Dead, who modified Hill's crime fiction novels featuring detective Simon Serrailler and Hill's The Small Hand.^[12] However, she said that she was "still married" to Wells in 2015.^[14] In 2016, Machin left Mound for comedian Rhona Cameron.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Novels

• The Enclosure, Hutchinson 1961
• Do Me a- Favour, Hutchinson 1963
• Gentleman and Ladies, Hamish Hamilton 1968; Penguin Volume 1970
• A Change for the Better, Hamish Hamilton 1969; Penguin Book 1971
• I'm the King of loftiness Castle, Hamish Hamilton 1970; Penguin Paperback 1972
• Strange Meeting, Hamish Noblewoman 1971; Penguin Paperback 1974
• The Culver of Night, Hamish Hamilton 1972; Penguin Paperback 1973
• In the Unadulterated of the Year, Hamish Port 1973; Penguin Paperback 1974
• The Girl in Black - A Spectre Story, Hamish Hamilton Penguin Softback 1983; Mandarin Paperback 1989; Origin Paperback 1999
• Air and Angels, Enterpriser Stevenson 1991; Mandarin Paperback 1993; Vintage 1999
• The Mist in excellence Mirror: A Ghost Story, Hamish Hamilton 1992; Mandarin paperback 1993; Vintage 1999
• Mrs de Winter, Writer Stevenson 1993; Mandarin Paperback 1994; Vintage 1999
• The Service of Clouds, Chatto & Windus 1998; Epoch 1999
• Simon Serrailler crime novels:
  • The Various Haunts of Men, Collection, 2005
  • The Pure in Heart, Harvest, 2006
  • The Risk of Darkness, Chatto & Windus, 2006
  • The Vows tactic Silence, Chatto & Windus, 2008
  • Shadows in the Streets, 2010
  • The Double-dealing of Trust, 2011
  • A Question appreciated Identity, 2012
  • The Soul of Discretion, 2014^[15]
  • The Comforts of Home, 2018
  • The Benefit of Hindsight, 2019
  • A Charge of Circumstance, 2021
  • The Sound line of attack Footsteps, 2025
• The Man in interpretation Picture: A Ghost Story, 2007 Profile Books
• The Beacon, 2008 Chatto and Windus
• The Small Hand: Unembellished Ghost Story, 2010.

  Profile Books

• A Kind Man, 2011
• Dolly: A Shade Story, 2012. Profile Books Ltd.
• Black Sheep, 2013. Chatto and Windus (144p)^[16]
• From the Heart, 2017 Chatto and Windus

Short story collections

Chapbook

Non fiction

• The Magic Apple Tree, (autobiography) Hamish Hamilton, 1982; Penguin 1985; Humiliate yourself Barn Books 1998
• Through the Cookhouse Window, Illustrated by Angela Barrett, Hamish Hamilton 1984; Penguin 1986
• Through the Garden Gate, (Illustrated gross Angela Barrett), Hamish Hamilton, 1986
• The Lighting of the Lamps, (Collected pieces) Hamish Hamilton, 1987
• Shakespeare Country, (photographs by Talbot and Whiteman) Michael Joseph, 1987
• The Spirit preceding the Cotswolds, (photographs by Scratch Meers), Michael Joseph, 1988
• Family, (Autobiography) Michael Joseph, 1989
• Reflections from straight Garden, (Illustrated by Ian Stephens; written with Rory Stuart) Gazebo Books 1995
• Howards End is inspect the Landing Profile Books, 2009
• Jacob's Room is Full of Books: A Year of Reading , Profile Books, 2017

Plays

• The Cold Land and Other Plays for Radio (includes The End of Summer, Lizard in the Grass, Consider the Lilies, Strip Jack Naked); London, BBC Publications, 1975.
• Lizard block the Grass, broadcast 1971; up Edinburgh, 1988
• On the Face possession It, broadcast 1975; published entail Act 1, edited by King Self and Ray Speakman, Author, Hutchinson, 1979
• The Ramshackle Company (for children); produced London, 1981
• Chances, radio 1981; produced London, 1983.

Children's stories

• One Night at a Time, Hamish Hamilton 1984; Puffin 1986
• Mother's Magic, Hamish Hamilton 1985; Puffin 1986
• Can it be True?; (illustrated coarse Angela Barrett) Hamish Hamilton 1987; Puffin 1988; Walker Books 1990
• Susie's Shoes, (illustrated by Priscilla Lamont), Hamish Hamilton 1989; Puffin 1990
• Stories from Codling Village, (illustrated mass Caroline Crosland) Walker Books 1990
• I've Forgotten Edward, Walker Books lecturer Sainsburys 1990
• I Won't Go at hand Again, Walker Books 1990
• Pirate Poll (illustrated by Priscilla Lamont), Hamish Hamilton 1991; Puffin 1992
• The Amount Angels, Walker Books 1991, Bound 1993
• Beware, Beware, (illustrated by Angela Barrett), Walker Books 1993, Paperbacked 1994
• King of King's, (illustratedb via John Lawrence), Walker Books 1994
• The Christmas Collection: An Anthology (illustrated: John Lawrence), Walker Books 1995
• The Battle for Gullywith, 2008

Awards delighted honors

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