Summary
"Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest writers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Jackson's beloved fiction, and also features family photographs and Shi... Full description
- Preface: portrait of the artist at work / by Laurence Jackson Hyman
- Introduction: "It is a wonderful pleasure to write to you..." / by Bernice M. Murphy
- From debutante to bohemian: 1938-1944
- The house with four pillars: 1946-1949
- On Indian Hill Road: 1950-1952
- Life among the villagers: 1952-1956
- Writing is therapy: 1956-1959
- Castles and hauntings: 1960-1961
- Magic wishes: 1962-1965.