We have always lived in the castle / Jackson, Shirley

A novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murdeous family and the struggle that ensues when outside forces disrupt their delicate way of life. Shirley Jackson's final book is at once whimsical and harrowing.

Merricat Blackwood protects her sister, Constance, from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers after murders occur on the family estate.

The quiet, isolated life of the Blackwoods--eighteen-year-old Merricat; her older sister, Constance, who may have poisoned their parents six years ago; and their wheelchair-bound uncle--is disrupted by the arrival of a cousin pursuing the family fortune.

Merricat Blackwood protects her sister, Constance, from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers after murders occur on the family estate.