Enigmatic, important, mid-century writer Shirley Jackson (1916-1965), most familiar from her often-anthologized, chilling story, “The Lottery,” is revealed anew fifty-six years after her death. This previously unpublished energetic, candid correspondence is compiled by her son Laurence in consultation with scholar Bernice M. Murphy. Jackson considered letter writing an art as well as a form of communication. In the final years of Jackson’s life, her health was poor as she suffered bouts of colitis and agoraphobia. i will not.” Yet, she continued to work, producing what would be her final novel and her finest work: “We Have Always Lived in the Castle.”The long, rambling letters Jackson wrote in place of conversation are glorious additions to her oeuvre.

Source: thestar July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC