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      We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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      Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods a...

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      Product ID:9780141191454
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Penguin Modern Classics
      Title:We Have Always Lived in the Castle
      Authors:Author: Shirley Jackson
      Page Count:176
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone.

      ''Her greatest book ... at once whimsical and harrowing, a miniaturist''s charmingly detailed fantasy sketched inside a mausoleum ... the deeper we sink, the deeper we want to go'' Donna Tartt

      Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn''t leaving the Blackwoods alone. And when Cousin Charles arrives, armed with overtures of friendship and a desperate need to get into the safe, Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the remaining family.

      With an afterword by Joyce Carol Oates

      ''The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable ... She is a true master'' A. M. Homes

      ''A masterpiece of Gothic suspense'' Joyce Carol Oates

      ''If you haven''t read We Have Always Lived in the Castle ... you have missed out on something marvellous'' Neil Gaiman


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-10-01

      Additional information

      Weight136 g
      Dimensions197 × 132 × 11 mm