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Life among the savages

Pages
256
Published
1953
Language
English

Synopsis

Shirley Jackson, known for her chilling fiction, offers a surprisingly humorous look at her own life in this memoir. She recounts the everyday chaos of raising a family in rural Vermont, from unruly children and malfunctioning appliances to the quiet, often unacknowledged, work of a wife and mother. It's a charming and relatable glimpse into the domestic life of a literary icon.