Life Among the Savages

About this book

In a hilariously charming domestic memoir, America’s celebrated master of terror turns to a different kind of fright: raising children.   In her celebrated fiction, Shirley Jackson explored the darkness lurking beneath the surface of small-town America. But in Life Among the Savages, she takes on the lighter side of small-town life. In this witty and warm memoir of her family’s life in rural Vermont, she delightfully exposes a domestic side in cheerful contrast to her quietly terrifying fiction. With a novelist’s gift for character, an unfailing maternal instinct, and her signature humor, Jackson turns everyday family experiences into brilliant adventures.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780143128045

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published

May 5, 2015

Pages

240

Weight

6.4 oz

Subject

Biography & Autobiography