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Written by Shirley Jackson - Audio book performed by Carol Jordan Stewart - Unabridged Fiction - 2 CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Partners (March 1998)

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"The stories remind one of the elemental terrors of childhood." -- James Hilton, New York Herald Tribune

"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

Who can forget the first time they heard the story? Considered one of the masterpieces of American literature, The Lottery caused quite a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. Now published by The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation in audio format, this one-of-a-kind audio collection brings together the chilling and original title story with seven others by Shirley Jackson.

"This is a collection that will make you think while sending big and little chills down your spine," said Erica Bauermeister, author of Great Books by Women.

These remarkable stories reveal Jackson's range-from amusing to disturbing to surprising-as well as her ability to confront important, modern issues such as alienation, racism, class conflict, and empowerment. The reader for this audio collection, Carol Jordan Stewart, combines her extensive background as a voice talent for audiobooks with her deft sense of delivery, tone, and pacing, to highlight Jackson's storytelling artistry.

In addition to the title story, the collection also includes:

Flower Garden
Come Dance With Me in Ireland
Men With Their Big Shoes
Trial By Combat
Pillar of Salt
Like Mother Used to Make
Colloquy

About the Author: Shirley Jackson (1919-1965) was the author of numerous books, including Life Among the Savages, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and The Haunting of Hill House. The Denver Post called Jackson's work "some of the most important to come out of the American literary canon."

About the Performer: Carol Jordan Stewart, an award-winning narrator from Louisville, Kentucky, has recorded more than 300 audiobooks. Her professional reading and experience illuminate Jackson's keen portrayals of uncommon characters.