We Have Always Lived In The Castle
Back Cover Text:"A witch's brew of eerie power and startling novelty" - The New York Times
"Merricat," said Constance, "would you like a cup of tea?" "Oh, no," said Merricat, "you'll poison me."
Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and uncle Julian. Once 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 returned to the big old house, 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....
"Shirley Jackson's best book...an unbelievable combination of terror and tenderness" - Louis Untermeyer
"A marvelous elucidation of life in the ageless form of a story full of craft and full of mystery." - The New York Times Book Review