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Hunger (Kindle Single) [Kindle Edition]

Susan Hill
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

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When Adrian and Paula move to a cottage in the countryside, they don't know what to expect. At first, Adrian finds their new life idyllic, and insists on lots of long walks and fresh air, while Paula finds rural life lonely and dull.

Then some small and oddly silent children start showing up -- in the woods, the garden, and eventually inside the house itself. Their presence proves disturbing to Adrian, who is having second thoughts about the move they've made. It's Paula now who seems more at home with country life, and Paula who starts to take a peculiar comfort from the mysterious new arrivals.

Hunger is a haunting account of a marriage unsettled by a move -- from a master of psychological suspense.


Susan Hill has been a professional writer for over 50 years. Her books have won the Whitbread, and John Llewellyn Prizes, and the W. Somerset Maugham Award and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Her novels include Strange Meeting, I`m the King of the Castle and A Kind Man, and she has also published autobiography and collections of short stories. Her ghost story, The Woman in Black, has been running in London's West End since 1988.

Susan Hill is married with two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 175 KB
  • Print Length: 33 pages
  • Publisher: Long Barn Books (10 Jun 2013)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00DC6OPSC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #4,833 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Susan Hill is a prize-winning novelist, having been awarded the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham and John Llewelyn Rhys awards, as well as having been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She wrote Mrs de Winter, the bestselling sequel to Rebecca, and the ghost story The Woman in Black, which was adapted for the stage and became a great success in the West End. Her books include a collection of exquisite short stories, The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read, and the highly successful crime novel series about the detective Simon Serrailler. Susan Hill lives in Gloucestershire, where she runs her own small publishing firm, Long Barn Books.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An undertone of evil. 5 July 2013
By Ellie
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Reading a Susan Hill book is like spending Halloween night alone. More than likely, nothing too terrible will happen, but that doesn't stop you from having every hackle raised in anticipation of that 'Boo!' moment.
I love the way she creates the unlikeable characters of husband and mother-in-law and turns the 'trespassers' into ones that attract sympathy and fondness. I know this is meant to be a novella but I would have loved it to have gone on into a full length novel - the potential for hair-raising events is definitely there!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless ending 24 Oct 2013
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This short story has great attmosphere and was written in Susan fabulous style but I thought the ending was pants, it just stopped rather like she had forgotten to write the last chapter
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars hunger susan hill 7 July 2013
By dunn
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took a bit to understand and get into at first but a good read once into book. would recommend to a reader of the occult.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Hungry for more 18 Jun 2013
By C. Colley TOP 500 REVIEWER
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I enjoy Susan Hill's writing and love the settings and the tense atmosphere that she creates in some of her stories. The atmospheric setting is present in this short book, but I felt the plot would have been better if it had the chance to develop more. I was enjoying the story and wanted it to continue, but then it quickly concludes in a slightly unsatisfactory way. I was left wanting more!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars not great 21 Sep 2013
By Sean B
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Having read and loved some of Susan Hill's previous books, this short story was a bit of a let down
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Bit pricey for a very short story 22 Nov 2013
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Of all of the Kindle Singles by Susan Hill which I have read recently, this one is by far my favourite. It doesn't have a supernatural twist, isn't narrated by some fusty old professor in front of his fire, but has a clear and original narrative voice and tells a story which feels a bit creepy even if there are no ghosts in it. It is a very short story and I do wonder whether it is worth 99 pence - and you can't get much for 99 pence these days - but there really isn't much to this. Also, despite the story being lovely, it still isn't perfect - there's a moment at the start where the heroine states that she is looking for Nurofen because she has period pain and backache. She doesn't find it and her husband is hurrying her out for a walk. However, later, whilst out for the walk, the heroine states: "The Nurofen had begun to wear off." I'm not surprised it's begun to wear off - that will happen if you don't take it in the first place. It also ends quite suddenly. If this was a bit cheaper on Kindle, I'd be wholeheartedly recommending it - as it is, despite it being a lovely story, I really didn't feel that it was worth the price.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Writing 29 Oct 2013
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The quality of Susan hill's writing is perfect in this short story. I was immediately and completely I transported to the cottage in the country where Paula and Adrian have relocated from the city. Adrain is boyishly enthusiastic about their new life, Paula more reticent, but it soon becomes clear that the couple's differences go much further and the gap is ever widening. Weaving through the personal drama is the presence of the 'hungry' children, shy at first, then increasingly bold.
There is no real ending or explanation and that, for me, was a shame. There seemed to me to be great potential for a much fuller story or novel and the scope for a more satisfying ending but there is no denying the superb writing.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Hunger 29 Oct 2013
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Short but captivating.Susan Hill worked her magic again and created a story that held my attention to the end. Brilliant.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Hunger
Good read good main character. Short story but filled the space of needing a book to read look forward to reading more by Susan hill
Published 16 hours ago by lindsey andrews
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I usually enjoy Susan Hill -especially the Serraillier series and 'The Woman in Black' but this, I thought was not so good. Maybe the shorter story is not her best vehicle
Published 5 days ago by Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars HUNGER BY SUSAN HILL
I really enjoyed reading this short story. It kept me intrigued right to the end. It was a fairly simple story with just the right amount of mystery for a short read.
Published 16 days ago by shirley higginbottom
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This is the second of Susan Hill's short stories I have read and it didn't live up to my expectations. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Louise Granger
3.0 out of 5 stars Silly short story!!!
The concept of the story is a good one but the author doesn't really take it to the depths to which it could have gone. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Free Spirit
2.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed
Well what can I say. I expected this book to be a corking read....what I got was a rather boring and empty read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by karen walton
1.0 out of 5 stars Stupid Annoying Main Character
Good book but annoying main chatacter. Complete doormat for most of the book; finally getting some gumption towards the end. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. T. Brookes
3.0 out of 5 stars quietly creepy
It was a good read, quietly creepy
Not enough frightening moments
Enjoyed the way the relationship played a key part
Published 2 months ago by josh
1.0 out of 5 stars Odd
Waste of time. Not sure what it was supposed to mean or say. All very odd. No beginning, middle and a very bizarre end.
Published 2 months ago by MRS GINA DOUGLAS
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
Although this was a short book it had me riveted to the very end. A bit spooky but a fantastic read.
Published 2 months ago by murphy
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