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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Penned By Shirley Jackson
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Penned By Shirley Jackson
4.85 42,226 Ratings
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Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secret.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. This edition features an afterword by Jonathan Lethem.

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Length 152 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Penguin Books
Released September 21, 1962
Identifier (ISBN) 89724
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Shirley Jackson is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Shirley Jackson can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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