{"product_id":"9781618731135","title":"The People in the Castle: Selected Strange Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Joan Aiken's stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wildly inventive, darkly lyrical, and always surprising . . . should be cherished.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Darkly whimsical stories. . . . Aiken writes with surpassing spirit and alertness, her elegant restraint and dry wit never fail to leave their mark.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Will appeal to readers of short stories and literary fiction. Highly recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aiken's pastoral meadows and circus chaos, gothic grotesques and quirky romances . . . have a dream-like quality executed with a brevity and wit that is a testament to her skill as a story-teller.\"—\u003ci\u003eCalifornia Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fantasy is combined with magic, myth and adventure to form weird, wonderful and immersive tales.\"—\u003ci\u003eFor Book's Sake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the whisper in the night, the dog whose loyalty outlasted death, the creak upstairs, that half-remembered ghost story that won't let you sleep, the sound that raises gooseflesh, the wish you'd checked the lock on the door before dark fell. Here are tales of suspense and the supernatural that will chill, amuse, and exhilarate. Features a new introduction by the late author's daughter, Lizza Aiken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoan Aiken\u003c\/b\u003e (1924–2004) wrote over a hundred books and won the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Visit her online at joanaiken.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Small Beer Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180831719664,"sku":"9781618731135","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781618731135_p0.jpg?v=1763855418","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781618731135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}