A remarkable collection of dark,funny and haunting short stories from the inimitable author of'The Lottery'.An anxious devil,an elderly writer of poison pen letters and a mid-century Jack the Ripper; a pursuit though a nightmarish city,a small boy's thrilling train ride with a female thief,and a town where the possibility of evil lurks behind perfect rose bushes. This is the world of Shirley Jackson,by turns frightening,funny,strange and unforgettably revealed in this brilliant collection of short stories.'Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. (Just an Ordinary Day) is a gift to a new generation'- San Francisco Chronicle'For Jackson devotees,as well as first-time readers,this is a feast...A virtuoso collection'- Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141983202Number of pages: 496Weight: 334 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 20 mm
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Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. (Just an Ordinary Day) is a gift to a new generationFor Jackson devotees,as well as first-time readers,this is a feast...A virtuoso collectionOne of the great practitioners of the literature of the darker impulsesThe world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettableA dark,disturbing,wonderful treat...A collection to press on people and demand they read
Shirley Jackson
One of the foremost authors of twentieth-century supernatural fiction,Shirley Jackson is best known for the novels The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle,and the short story The Lottery.
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