Record Number |
813584 |
ISBN |
9780241387801 (paperback) |
Author |
Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 author. |
Title |
Life among the savages / Shirley Jackson. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Penguin Books, 2015. |
©1981 |
Pagination etc. |
229 pages ; 20 cm. |
Series |
Penguin modern classics |
Contents note |
Originally published: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953. |
Summary Note |
Shirley Jackson's 1953 classic about life with her husband and four children in rural Vermont is one of America's most celebrated memoirs of family life. Facing badly behaved imaginary friends, intractable bank managers, an oblivious husband and ever-encroaching domestic chaos, Jackson might want to throw her hands up in despair but somehow manages to turn ordinary family experiences into brilliant adventures. Frequently hilarious, always warm and never sentimental, this is a book for anyone who has ever been in a family. |
Subject - Name |
Jackson, Shirley, -- 1916-1965 -- Fiction |
Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Fiction |
Families -- United States -- Fiction |
Autobiographical fiction. |
Shelf Location |
F JACK |