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Life among the savages
By: Jackson, Shirley.
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BookSeries: Penguin modern classics.Publisher: London : Penguin Classics, 2019Description: Paperback 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241387801 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 | Authors, American -- 20th century -- BiographyDDC classification: 920 JAC Summary: '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.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult non-fiction book | Woolston Library Biography | 920 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143130055344 |
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'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.