{"product_id":"the-sundial-paperback","title":"The Sundial - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Lavalle\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore there was Hill House, there was the Halloran mansion of Jackson's stunningly creepy fourth novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sundial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returns to report an astonishing vision of an apocalypse from which only the Hallorans and their hangers-on will be spared, and the family finds itself engulfed in growing madness, fear, and violence as they prepare for a terrible new world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-1965) received wide critical acclaim for her short story \"The Lottery,\" which was first published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1948. Her works available from Penguin Classics include \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCome Along with Me \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife Among the Savages \u003c\/i\u003eavailable from Penguin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eVictor LaValle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eSlapboxing with Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eBig\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other works of fiction. The recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the PEN\/Open Book Award, he lives in Queens, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.71 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694981287999,"sku":"9780143107064","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/241ee960f484f7c866a301870b90ea60.webp?v=1765002466","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-sundial-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}