Susan Scarf Merrell explora la intrincada naturaleza de los lazos familiares y las relaciones humanas. Sus obras a menudo profundizan en aspectos psicológicos más profundos, examinando cómo nuestras conexiones nos moldean. A través de su escritura, ofrece a los lectores una visión profunda de la naturaleza humana y las dinámicas que influyen en nuestras vidas. Su habilidad para crear personajes crudos y honestos la convierte en una autora notable.
Exploring the complexities of sibling dynamics, this book delves into how varying memories of childhood can emerge from the same family environment. It examines the influence of birth order on individual roles within the family and discusses why same-gender siblings often develop distinct identities by aligning with different parents. Through insightful analysis, it sheds light on the psychological factors that shape sibling relationships and their lasting impact on personal development.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ELIZABETH MOSS AND MICHAEL STUHLBARG! “Susan Scarf Merrell brilliantly weaves events from Shirley Jackson’s life into a hypnotic story line”* in this darkly thrilling novel about the author of The Haunting of Hill House and The Lottery. Two imposing literary figures are at the heart of this captivating novel: celebrated author Shirley Jackson and her husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman, a literary critic and professor at Bennington College. When a young graduate student and his pregnant wife—Fred and Rose Nemser—move into Shirley and Stanley’s home in the fall of 1964, they quickly fall under the magnetic spell of their brilliant and unconventional hosts. While Fred becomes preoccupied with his teaching schedule, Rose forms an unlikely, turbulent friendship with the troubled and unpredictable Shirley. Fascinated by the Hymans’ volatile marriage and inexplicable drawn to the darkly enigmatic author, Rose nonetheless senses something amiss—something to do with nightly unanswered phone calls and inscrutable accounts of a long-missing female student. Chillingly atmospheric and evocative of Jackson’s own classic stories, Shirley is an elegant thriller with one of America’s greatest horror writers at its heart. *The Washington Post