{"title":"Laurence Jackson Hyman","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurence Jackson Hyman is a notable author and editor, known for his work in preserving and celebrating the literary legacy of his mother, Shirley Jackson. His efforts have brought to light the personal and professional correspondences of one of the 20th century’s most significant writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his works, \u003cem\u003eThe Letters of Shirley Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e stands out as a particularly compelling collection. This book offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life and thoughts of Shirley Jackson through her own words, showcasing her wit, creativity, and the complexity of her character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a seasoned fan of Shirley Jackson or new to her work, Laurence Jackson Hyman’s contributions are essential for gaining a deeper understanding of this literary icon. His carefully curated collections are a must-read for anyone interested in the intricacies of an author's life beyond their fictional creations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-letters-of-shirley-jackson","title":"The Letters of Shirley Jackson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews.\u003c\/em\u003e “This biography-through-letters gives an intimate and warm voice to the imagination behind the treasury of uncanny tales that is Shirley Jackson's legacy.” - Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest chroniclers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Jackson's beloved fiction—flashes of the uncanny in the domestic, sparks of horror in the quotidian, and the veins of humour that run through good times and bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am having a fine time doing a novel with my left hand and a long story—with as many levels as Grand Central Station—with my right hand, stirring chocolate pudding with a spoon held in my teeth, and tuning the television with both feet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten over the course of nearly three decades, from Jackson's college years to six days before her early death at the age of forty-eight, these letters become the autobiography Shirley Jackson never wrote. As well as being a bestselling author, Jackson spent much of her adult life as a mother of four in Vermont, and the landscape here is often the everyday—raucous holidays and trips to the dentist, overdue taxes and frayed lines of Christmas lights, new dogs and new babies. But in recounting these events to family, friends, and colleagues, she turns them into remarkable stories—entertaining, revealing, and wise. At the same time, many of these letters provide fresh insight into the genesis and progress of Jackson's writing over nearly three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe novel is getting sadder. It's always such a strange feeling—I know something's going to happen, and those poor people in the book don't; they just go blithely on their ways.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled and edited by her elder son, Laurence Jackson Hyman, in consultation with Jackson scholar Bernice M. Murphy and featuring Jackson's own witty line drawings, this intimate collection holds the beguiling prism of Shirley Jackson—writer and reader, mother and daughter, neighbour and wife—up to the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692424454380,"sku":"9780593134658","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780593134658.jpg?v=1725562538"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/laurence-jackson-hyman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}