We Have Always Lived in the Castle: Popular Penguins

Living 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.

Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco in 1916. She first received wide critical acclaim for her short story ‘The Lottery’, which was published in 1949. Her novels – which includeThe Sundial,The Bird’s Nest,Hangsaman,The Road through the Wall,We Have Always Lived in the CastleandThe Haunting of Hill House- are characterised by her use of realistic settings for tales that often involve elements of horror and the occult.Raising DemonsandLife Among the Savagesare her two works of nonfiction.Come Along With Meis a collection of stories, lectures, and part of the novel she was working on when she died in 1965.