{"product_id":"9781631492129","title":"Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Nonfiction Pick of 2016\u003cbr\u003e An \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Top Nonfiction of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e An NPR 2016's Great Read\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eNylon\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eBooklist 2016\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this “thoughtful and persuasive” biography, award-winning biographer Ruth Franklin establishes Shirley Jackson as a “serious and accomplished literary artist” (Charles McGrath, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstantly heralded for its “masterful” and “thrilling” portrayal (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such classics as “The Lottery” and \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e. In this “remarkable act of reclamation” (Neil Gaiman), Ruth Franklin envisions Jackson as “belonging to the great tradition of Hawthorne, Poe and James” (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) and demonstrates how her unique contribution to the canon “so uncannily channeled women’s nightmares and contradictions that it is ‘nothing less than the secret history of American women of her era’ ” (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e). Franklin investigates the “interplay between the life, the work, and the times with real skill and insight, making this fine book a real contribution not only to biography, but to mid-20th-century women’s history” (\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e). “Wisely rescu[ing] Shirley Jackson from any semblance of obscurity” (Lena Dunham), Franklin’s invigorating portrait stands as the definitive biography of a generational avatar and an American literary genius.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152031957232,"sku":"9781631492129","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631492129_p0.jpg?v=1763672155","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631492129","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}