A marvelous elucidation of life... a story full of craft and full of mystery - The New York Times Book Review

A witch's brew of eerie power and startling novelty - The New York Times

I was thrilled by the genuine but meaningful strangeness of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. - George Saunders

Information about the author
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) received wide critical acclaim for her short story "The Lottery," which was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. Her works available from Penguin Classics include We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Haunting of Hill House, Come Along with Me, Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, and The Sundial.