New York : Viking Press, 1962
18 year-old Merricat lives with
her older sister, Constance and poorly uncle, Julian in a crumbling mansion on
the outskirts of town. Merricat is an intoxicating and mysterious narrator with
one of the most distinctive voices in literature. We slowly learn that the rest
of her family were poisoned, possibly by someone who stills lives in the castle
and soon, there will be fresh threats for Merricat to battle.
Written in 1962, this slender volume feels timeless and is still
freshly, thrillingly dark.
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