Susan Merrell's Blog, page 3
December 3, 2014
November 20, 2014
November 16, 2014
October 14, 2014
Curled up with a good book…
“Merrell’s tale may be character-driven, but her themes of love and betrayal in the period of the 1960s drive her story. Filled with literary allusions from Shakespeare’s villainous Iago to Jackson’s own gothic works, Merrell explores the mysteries behind what it is to love, how to be loved, and how to provide love.” http://www.curledup.com/shirley.htm
September 6, 2014
Marriage, Bennington Style: Ivy Pochoda on Susan Scarf Merrell’s “Shirley”
“Fittingly, Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell does not dwell on the ghostly and the inexplicable but instead digs into the everyday reality, at times both ugly and beautiful, that inspired Jackson’s writing — the unpleasant kernels of truth around which the author built her best fiction. Sure, there is something eerie that tingles at her […]
August 30, 2014
Another must-share book blogger review…
Full link here.
August 28, 2014
August 23, 2014
Shore News Review
“Unsettling and filled with an undercurrent of dread.” Full review here.
August 21, 2014
New SHIRLEY review from East Hampton Star and Evan Harris
“Watch out here for an intertwining of fantasy and reality that is emblematic of Shirley Jackson’s work, and a tribute to it.” Full EH Star review here.
August 18, 2014
And the Jeopardy answer is…
Guess which fabulous Gothic horror novelist ended up as a Jeopardy question last week?
