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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Sisters Constance and Mary Katherine Blackwood live in a large house on a large estate with their wheelchair-bound uncle.  They are isolated from the local community by money, social standing and suspicion stemming from the mysterious deaths of the girls’ paren'ts.  Constance was accused of their murder and following her acquittal, she has not ventured from the house, seeing only selected visitors. 

The story is narrated by 18-year-old Mary Katherine, known as Merricat.  She is the family’s only contact with the villagers, travelling into town for supplies weekly.   She is a prankster with a powerful belief in sympathetic magic.  She perceives through a magic charm, that danger is imminent shortly before the unexpected arrival of a long-absent cousin and decides that she will protect her family at all costs.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is also available as an eAudiobook.

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