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Life Among the Savages
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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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780143128045
- ISBN-10: 0143128043
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Publish Date: May 2015
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
- Page Count: 240
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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