As she beautifully writes: ‘a book which is left on a shelf is a dead thing but it is also a chrysalis, an inanimate object packed with the potential to burst into new life.’Īnd so the year begins. Not just unread books, but revisiting those from the past – much-read favourites alongside ones she’s always meant to read.
The premise is that Susan Hill will spend a year reading only books she has on her shelves.
It’s everything bookish and literary that you could possibly ask for – basically, if you sigh happily when glancing at the cover (which Hill herself thinks is the best one she’s ever been given) then this is the book for you. To set the tone: this is my favourite book of the year so far. It’s just too good not to put into the list. As you can see, it’s gone straight into my list of 50 Books You Must Read But May Not Have Heard About – though I suspect *everyone* will have heard about it before long. So will be hitting shelves soon, if it’s not there already. I’m not sure of the exact publication date, but apparently it’s already being shipped by some, er, depositories of books. I’ve teased you long enough, and now I am going to write about Howards End is on the Landing by Susan Hill. Howards End is on the Landing – Susan Hill She is the author of a highly successful crime series (Overlook Press) as well as the famous The Woman in Black, the stage production of which has been running internatoinally for years.29. Howard's End is on the Landing charts the journey of one of the nation's most accomplished authors as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past that have informed a lifetime of reading and writing.Ībout the Author: Susan Hill is the winner of numerous prestigious literary awards. Wandering through her house that day, Hill's eyes were opened to how much of that life was stored in her home, neglected for years. A book which is left on a shelf for a decade is a dead thing, but it is also a chrysalis, packed with the potential to burst into new life. The discovery inspired her to embark on a year-long voyage through her books, forsaking new purchases in order to get to know her own collection again. Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time.
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