Retro Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
This is one of my all-time favorite reads. So much creeping dread. We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson Published September 1962 Dark Fiction | Goodreads | Amazon Source: Library Borrow Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Not long ago there were seven Blackwoods—until a fatal dose of arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl one terrible night. Acquitted of the murders, Constance has returned home, where Merricat protects her from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers. Their days pass in happy isolation until cousin Charles appears. Only Merricat can see the danger, and she must act swiftly to keep Constance from his grasp. My 2 Cents For Free! I listened to this classic Shirley Jackson story in its unabridged audiobook format and the narrator did a terrific job bringing the story of Merricat and the r...