We Have Always Lived in the Castle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Jackson, Shirley

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 a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Author: Shirley JacksonPublisher: Penguin GroupPublished: 10/31/2006Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.38h x 5.69w x 0.63dISBN: 9780143039976Age Range: 18-UPReview Citation(s): Library Journal 11/01/2006 pg. 123Entertainment Weekly 04/04/2014 pg. 70About the AuthorShirley Jackson (1919-1965), a celebrated writer of horror, wrote many stories as well as six novels and two works of nonfiction.Jonathan Lethem is the author of numerous acclaimed novels, including Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude.