Life Among the Savages by Shirley JacksonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.0/5.0 - This was set in 1953, and relates the humorous story of two writers raising a young family in rural Vermont. Shirley Jackson was best known for dark stories, such as The Lottery and The Haunting of Hill House, but she also wrote two books based on her family. This book was a snapshot of the time, with the wife at home raising the children (but also writing great novels), couples getting together to play bridge, and cigarettes and ashtrays kept on bedside nightstands.
I learned two things about the author, first, we share a birthday, and second, she died very young (48), due in part to being a heavy smoker.
Book 166 of 2021
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