with the pioneering traveller Conrad Vane. His quest leads him to the old lady of Kittiscar Hall, and deep into a past that binds him to his hero in ways he never could have imagined Air and Angels Thomas Cavendish is a distinguished Cambridge Don, destined to become Master of his college. But his life is changed irrevocably by an apocalyptic vision, a vision that brings with it the beauty and joy of a love never previously imagined. The Woman in Black Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow. When he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, a creeping sense of unease takes hold, deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black â and her terrible purpose. In the Springtime of the Year After just a year of marriage, Ruthâs beloved husband, Ben, is killed in a tragic accident. Only Benâs young brother Jo is able to reach out beyond his own grief to offer Ruth the compassion which might reclaim her from her own devastating unhappiness. www.susan-hill.com