We’re back with some Lightning Reviews from Carrie and Elyse! In this collection of mini reviews, we have a novella with an office romance and a biography of Shirley Jackson. Plus, a psychological thriller with family secrets that ultimately didn’t live up to its hype. Check out the books below!
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life is depressing, but also fascinating. This biography follows the life of the author of The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, and We Have Always Lived in The Castle from her birth to her premature death at the age of 48. The biography presents Jackson as complicated, neurotic, brilliant, often very happy, but often terribly frustrated. The biographer, Ruth Franklin, presents Shirley as a person who was torn between … Continue reading Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
