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Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.
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readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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Shirley Jackson: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
This is one of those books which was under the ‘personal recommendations’ sign at my local bookstore. The cover and title were so interesting I couldn’t resist picking it up, and then the blurb was so teasing (no synopsis or reviews, just a couple of ... (read full critics)
theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010
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a fine portrait of a devious mind which reminded me of "the turn of the screw", set in the new england of the creepy tales told by hawthorne and lovecraft. the author died at 49 (shortly after the publication of this book) from pills, booze, overeating, a recluse in her own room - quite a mimicry of ... (continue)
Elsastella said on Jul 4, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Library Binding 214 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0899685323
- ISBN-13: 9780899685328
- Publisher: Lightyear Press
- Pub date: Jun 01, 1990
- Dimensions: 1419 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780899685328 | Library Binding | $25.95 | $25.69 | bn.com |
| $25.95 | -- | The Book Depository | ||
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'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' by Shirley Jackson
I was caught in the sway of this mesmirising novel, Jackson's last (it was first published in 1962 and she died in 1965), from its opening lines: How could you not be intrigued by that? Sadly, it's difficult to properly review this novel without givi ... (read full critics)