Wir haben schon immer im Schloss gelebt

Merricat lives on the outskirts of a village in the castle of the Blackwood family, in the company only of her sister Constance and the whimsical Uncle Julian, who is confined to a wheelchair. All the other Family members have been poisoned. Merricat loves the peace and quiet of the castle. But ever since Constance was acquitted in court of murdering the rest of the family, the world has left the Blackwoods no peace. And when cousin Charles turns up, full of false posturing and a desperate need to get his hands on the contents of the family safe, Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the castle and its inhabitants from harm ... Of course, Shirley Jackson is more than just the 'Queen of Horror' - she is one of the most important authors in US literature. Frankfurter Rundschau: 'The book gets under your skin. The haunting atmosphere in which the two sisters and the half-crazy uncle live is so oppressively portrayed that you can't get away from reading it.' Neil Gaiman: 'An amazing author. If you haven't read her, you've missed something wonderful.' Joyce Carol Oates: 'A masterpiece among eerie thrillers. Shirley Jackson is one of those highly idiosyncratic, inimitable writers whose work casts an enduring spell.' Donna Tartt: 'Her best book. at once whimsical and harrowing, sketched with the detailed imagination of a miniature painter sitting in a mausoleum. We descend into depths and depths and blood-red depths until all that remains of reality is an eerie, almost forgotten glimmer high above, and the deeper we sink, the deeper we want to fall.' Jonathan Lethem: 'For me, this unusual and dreamlike book is her masterpiece.' The New York Times: 'A startling witches' brew full of uncanny power.', FESTA MUST READ: Great storytelling without taboos. Must read.