Shirley Jackson's first book, written before The Lottery story. A street in town, Pepper St. A street of nice families. What could happen there? Needs a map. I may make one.
Jackson's last book, I understand. Mary Katherine Blackwood lives in a big old house with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Her parents are dead (and her younger brother and Aunt), and her sister was tried for the crime and found not guilty.
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"No, no." Constance caught me by the arm. "Not until I've washed the napkins; what would she think of me? "