Semi-fictionalized versions of her marriage and the experience of bringing up four children, these works are "true-to-life funny-housewife stories" of the type later popularized by such writers as Jean Kerr and Erma Bombeck during the 1950s and 1960s. Read 1,122 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. "The following year, she published Life Among the Savages, a semi-autobiographical collection of short stories based on her own life with her four children, many of which had been published prior in popular magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day and Collier's. Shirley Jackson, author of the classic short story The L. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. Read 1,090 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. And while she was somewhat forgotten after her heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, she is regarded as the mother of contemporary horror as we know it. Her work very much engages with these kinds of anxieties. The text pages are generally clean, but have some beginning generalized toning to the pages. Shirley Jackson was a mid-20th century American author, who was writing from the end of World War Two and into the midst of the Cold War. There is a light crease to the top front cover of the book cover. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket.
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