{"product_id":"we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle","title":"We Have Always Lived in the Castle","description":"                                            Shirley Jackson's masterpiece- the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat, tomboy teenager, beloved sister - and possible mass murderer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone. And when Cousin Charles arrives, armed with overtures of friendship and a desperate need to get into the safe, Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the remaining family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her final novel, Shirley Jackson displays a mastery of suspense, family relationships and black comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in California in 1916. When her short story, 'The Lottery'\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewas first published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Road Through the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in the same year and was followed by \u003ci\u003eHangsaman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sundial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about family life with her four children and her husband, the critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Shirley Jackson died in 1965.\r\n                                        ","brand":"We Have Always Lived in the Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283468259519,"sku":"9780141191454","price":23.4,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/EKg1hI4kn_v0quVzr7nf04FW3HD-7b8t-tDKJk9WP7vQYw_60_60.jpg?v=1679026504","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}