The Beacon
by Susan Hill
A gothic novella about what happens within a family when one of the brothers publishes his "misery memoir". There is serialisation, media frenzy, TV, a film ... The family is ostracised. Is this litany of childhood torments at the hands of his parents and siblings a complete invention?
FictionWomenFamily Life
RELEASED2009
PUBLISHERChivers Press
LENGTH141
LANGUAGEEN
Susan Hill (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include *The Woman in Black*, *The Mist in the Mirror* and *I'm the King of the Castle* for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature. **Source**: [Susan Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hill) on Wikipedia.
The Beacon
by Susan Hill
A gothic novella about what happens within a family when one of the brothers publishes his "misery memoir". There is serialisation, media frenzy, TV, a film ... The family is ostracised. Is this litany of childhood torments at the hands of his parents and siblings a complete invention?
FictionWomenFamily Life
RELEASED2009
PUBLISHERChivers Press
LENGTH141
LANGUAGEEN
Susan Hill (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include *The Woman in Black*, *The Mist in the Mirror* and *I'm the King of the Castle* for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature. **Source**: [Susan Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Hill) on Wikipedia.
