{"product_id":"just-an-ordinary-day-stories-9780553378337","title":"Just an Ordinary Day: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. [\u003ci\u003eJust an Ordinary Day\u003c\/i\u003e] is a gift to a new generation.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed in her own time for her short story \"The Lottery\" and her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e--classics ranking with the work of Edgar Allan Poe--Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, and cruelty. Soon after her untimely death in 1965, Jackson's children discovered a treasure trove of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, many of which are brought together in this remarkable collection. Here are tales of torment, psychological aberration, and the macabre, as well as those that display her lighter touch with humorous scenes of domestic life. Reflecting the range and complexity of Jackson's talent, \u003ci\u003eJust an Ordinary Day\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms her enduring influence and celebrates her singular voice, rich with magic and resonance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Shirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Jackson's] work exerts an enduring spell.\"\u003cb\u003e--Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written.\"\u003cb\u003e--Donna Tartt\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An amazing writer . . . If you haven't read [Jackson] you have missed out on something marvelous.\"\u003cb\u003e--Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shirley Jackson is unparalleled as a leader in the field of beautifully written, quiet, cumulative shudders.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dorothy Parker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An author who not only writes beautifully but who knows what there is, in this world, to be scared of.\"\u003cb\u003e--Francine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.\"\u003cb\u003e--A. M. Homes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jackson enjoyed notoriety and commercial success within her lifetime, and yet it still hardly seems like enough for a writer so singular. When I meet readers and other writers of my generation, I find that mentioning her is like uttering a holy name.\"\u003cb\u003e--Victor LaValle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16159072\"\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.66w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553378337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553378333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in San Francisco on December 14, 1916. She first received wide critical acclaim for \"The Lottery,\" which was published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ein 1948 and went on to become one of the most anthologized stories in American literature. She is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle;\u003c\/i\u003e four collections of short stories and essays, including \u003ci\u003eLet Me Tell You;\u003c\/i\u003e and two family memoirs, \u003ci\u003eLife Among the Savages \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRaising Demons\u003c\/i\u003e. For many years she lived in North Bennington, Vermont, with her husband, the renowned literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman, and their four children. She died on August 8, 1965. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaurence Jackson Hyman, \u003c\/b\u003ethe eldest child of Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman, is the author, editor, or co-editor of dozens of books and monographs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSarah Hyman DeWitt\u003c\/b\u003e is the third child of Shirley Jackson and Stanley Edgar Hyman. She is a performer, folksinger, and artist.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460482838765,"sku":"9780553378337","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_97e69842-1725-4cd9-95cd-ee30b44ec57f.jpg?v=1753665176","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/just-an-ordinary-day-stories-9780553378337","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}