Life Among the Savages, Shirley Jackson
Life Among the Savages, Shirley Jackson
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Life Among the Savages

Author: Shirley Jackson

Narrator: Lesa Lockford

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2015

Synopsis

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.

About Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) first rose to fame with her short story 'The Lottery.' Her six novels and many short stories confirmed her as an essential voice in twentieth century American fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma

A fun fact about this book is that it is the funniest, the most interesting, the unique-est, and the most underrated book of all time. If I need to dedicate my life to forming various legitimate-seeming committees and subcommittees and awards ceremonies and aliases in order to convince people of that......more

Goodreads review by Justin

Kids do the darndest things, but only a master writer can make child-rearing anecdotes enjoyable for all audiences. For that reason, I actually think Life Among the Savages and its sequel Raising Demons prove Shirley Jackson an historic talent even better than her iconic horror novels. I laughed out......more

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