{"product_id":"la-donna-in-nero","title":"La Donna in nero","description":"\u003cp class=\"CORPOTESTO\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe second longest-running play in the West End, and a movie with Daniel Radcliffe finally available in Italian. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"k-type-body-article\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but then, as they reach further into his darkest memories, they find themselves caught up in a world of eerie marshes and moaning winds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"k-type-body-article\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/em\u003e is a ghost story about heartbreak and revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"CORPOTESTO\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1942. Her hometown was later referred to in her novel A Change for the Better (1969) and some short stories especially \"Cockles and Mussels\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe attended Scarborough Convent School, where she became interested in theatre and literature. Her family left Scarborough in 1958 and moved to Coventry where her father worked in car and aircraft factories. Hill states that she attended a girls’ grammar school, Barr's Hill. Her fellow pupils included Jennifer Page, the first Chief Executive of the Millennium Dome. At Barrs Hill she took A levels in English, French, History and Latin, proceeding to an English degree at King's College London. By this time she had already written her first novel, The Enclosure which was published by Hutchinson in her first year at university. The novel was criticised by The Daily Mail for its sexual content, with the suggestion that writing in this style was unsuitable for a \"schoolgirl\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer next novel Gentleman and Ladies was published in 1968. This was followed in quick succession by A Change for the Better, I'm the King of the Castle, The Albatross and other stories, Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night, A Bit of Singing and Dancing and In the Springtime of Year, all written and published between 1968 and 1974. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1975 she married Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells and they moved to Stratford upon Avon. Their first daughter, Jessica, was born in 1977 and their second daughter, Clemency, was born in 1985. Hill has recently founded her own publishing company, Long Barn Books, which has published one work of fiction per year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Mallatratt\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003ewas an English playwright, television screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his television work on the ITV series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Coronation Street\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coronation_Street\"\u003eCoronation Street\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Forsyte Saga (2002 miniseries)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Forsyte_Saga_(2002_miniseries)\"\u003eThe Forsyte Saga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Island at War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Island_at_War\"\u003eIsland at War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2004), and for his stage adaptation of the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Woman in Black\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Woman_in_Black\"\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which has run in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"West End theatre\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_End_theatre\"\u003eWest End\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e since 1989.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He was also an actor, appearing in minor roles in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chariots of Fire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chariots_of_Fire\"\u003eChariots of Fire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Brideshead Revisited (TV serial)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brideshead_Revisited_(TV_serial)\"\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Mallatratt was married three times, to Vanessa Mallatratt, Eileen O'Brien and stage manager Emma London. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe had a daughter, Hannah, with O'Brien.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He died of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Leukaemia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leukaemia\"\u003eleukaemia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 2004.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#008000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead an interview to \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#008000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the\u003cem\u003e \u003ca 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