WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson (unabridged) is presented by Blackstone Audio. This standalone audiobook app combines a professional audio recording with supplemental features for download-once, grab-and-go anywhere enjoyment.
Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat—live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives—cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune—and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret.
This was professionally recorded by Blackstone Audio’s Earphones®-winning narrator, Bernadette Dunne.
DURATION: About 5.5 hours of narration.
A marvelous elucidation of life….A story full of craft and full of mystery. (New York Times Book Review)
In her art, as in her life, Shirley Jackson was an absolute original. She listened to her own voice, kept her own counsel, isolated herself from all intellectual and literary currents….She was unique. (Newsweek Review)
Features:
- Modern player interface
- Supplemental background information
- Sleep timer
- Auto-bookmarking