Life Among the Savages [electronic resource]
Shirley Jackson2019
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A darkly funny account of family life from the author of The Haunting of Hill
House and The Lottery
'Sometimes, in my capacity as a mother, I find myself sitting open-mouthed and
terrified before my own children'
As well as being a master of the macabre, Shirley Jackson was also a
pitch-perfect chronicler of everyday family life. In Life Among the Savages, her
caustically funny account of raising her children in a ramshackle house in
Vermont, she deals with rats in the cellar, misbehaving imaginary friends, an
oblivious husband and ever-encroaching domestic chaos, all described with wit,
warmth and plenty of bite.
'Jackson's family chronicles have a genuinely subversive aspect ... Read today,
her pieces feel surprisingly modern - mainly because she refuses to
sentimentalize or idealize motherhood' The New York Times Book Review
'Comic masterpieces, laced with hints of the discontent that lies beneath'
Guardian
Main title:
Life Among the Savages [electronic resource] / Shirley Jackson
Author:
Shirley Jackson, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241387818
Language:
English
BRN:
437727
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |