The Turn of the Screw

by Christine Lindop (Retold by), Henry James

A young woman arrives at a large country house. Her job is to look after the two children who live there, but she soon discovers that there is something very strange about both the house and the children. The longer she stays, the more she feels that the two children are in danger - or is it
that the children are the danger, and the person in danger is herself?

Genres: Classics

64 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2002

About the author

Christine Lindop was born in New Zealand where she began her teaching career. She later taught EFL in France and Spain before settling in Great Britain, and has worked as an editor, proofreader, and writer since 1993.

With Oxford University Press, Christine has worked extensively on the Oxford Bookworms Library and is the Series Editor for Oxford Bookworms Factfiles. Her original titles include Sally's Phone and Red Roses (Starters), Ned Kelly: A True Story (Stage 1), and Australia and New Zealand (Stage 3). She has also adapted Goldfish (Stage 3) and two volumes of World Stories, The Long White Cloud: Stories from New Zealand (Stage 3) and Doors to a Wider Place: Stories from Australia (Stage 4), and edited A Tangled Web for the Oxford Bookworms Collection.

She has worked on many other Oxford readers series as both an editor and a writer.

Reviews

[Molly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the story. However, it's ending was crap. I'll have to find the unabridged version to find out how it really ends

[Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

i was spooked haha
the ending is not complete so dont expect to be satisfied haha it was very unfulfilling and nullified the pursuits of the book

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[AHAD · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good

[Uxía · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting story but it isn't completely finished.

[Flisnx · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is very easy to read and the story is interesting. I loved the ending, even though it was heartbreaking and unexpected. Highly recommended for those who like light reading.

[Mercedé Khodadadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Somehow after watching the film, I got promoted to read the book again too, and this time finish it, after a decade.