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Life Among the Savages – Shirley Jackson – Quotes

On June 13, 2020May 31, 2020 By bookskepticIn QuotesLeave a comment

I remember the morning, long ago, hen the landlord called. [...]he said that of course we were aware that our lease was up? I said well, no, we hadn't really known that our lease was up. So he said well, he supposed that we hadn't looked at the lease recently and I (wondering if that …

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Life Among the Savages – Shirley Jackson

On June 10, 2020May 31, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

So far I've read four books by Shirley Jackson, this one included. The first three I loved. We Have Always Lived in a Castle was an unexpected discovery for me, as I've never before heard of Jackson. Let Me Tell You a lovely holiday discovery from Barcelona. The Haunting of the Hill House could be called a …

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