Shirley Jackson \'s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family\'s dark secret, with an afterword by Jonathan Lethem.
Acquitted of the murders, Constance has returned home, where Merricat protect.
Not long ago there were seven Blackwoods--until a fatal dose of arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl one terrible night.
A Penguin Vitae Edition Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian.
Shirley Jackson \'s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family\'s dark secret, with an afterword by Jonathan Lethem