{"product_id":"shirley-jackson-four-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-336-the-road-through-the-wall-hangsaman-the-birds-nest-the-sundial","title":"Shirley Jackson: Four Novels of the 1940s \u0026 50s (Loa #336): The Road Through the Wall \/ Hangsaman \/ The Bird's Nest \/ The Sundial","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, four classic novels of subtle psychological horror.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShirley Jackson--the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e--is more and more being recognized as one of the finest writers of the American gothic tradition, a true heir of Edgar Allan Poe and Henry James. Now, Jackson's award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin gathers the subtle, chilling, hypnotic novels with which she began her unique career. Her haunting debut tale \u003ci\u003eThe Road Through the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (1948) explores the secret desires, petty hatreds, and ultimate terrors that lurk beneath the picture-perfect domesticities of a suburban California neighborhood. In \u003ci\u003eHangsaman\u003c\/i\u003e (1951)--inspired by the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore--the precocious but lonely Natalie Waite grows increasingly dependent on an imaginary friend. \u003ci\u003eThe Bird's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e (1954) has not one but four protagonists: the shy, demure young Elizabeth and, revealed with a series of surprising twists, her other, multiple personalities. At the beginning of \u003ci\u003eThe Sundial \u003c\/i\u003e(1958), the eccentric Halloran clan, gathered at the family manse for a funeral, becomes convinced that the world is about to end and that only those who remain in the house shall be saved. In what is perhaps her most unsettling novel, Jackson follows their crazed, violent preparations for the afterlife. Here is the perfect companion to \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson: Novels \u0026amp; Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, Library of America's edition of Jackson's landmark story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e, and her brilliant late novels \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51953210786023,"sku":"9781598536706","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_c84b1e72-9227-429f-8826-ea65256be1a4.jpg?v=1775658787","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/shirley-jackson-four-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-336-the-road-through-the-wall-hangsaman-the-birds-nest-the-sundial","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}