I'm the King of the Castle
$32.19
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
7 February 2019
Summary
A twentieth-century classic - a chilling tale of childhood cruelty and the exploitation of the weak by the strong - reissued in a fresh, contemporary package.
“Some people are coming here today, now you will have a companion.”
But young Edmund Hooper doesn’t want anyone else in Warings, the large and rambling Victorian house he shares with his widowed father. Nevertheless, Charles Kingshaw and his mother are soon installed, and Hooper sets about subtly persecuting the fearful …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140034912 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140034919 |
| Author: | Susan Hill |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 7 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 158g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Decades |
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Critics Review
Hill’s exploration of a juvenile ghoul and his natural prey is a brilliant tour de force
Hill’s exploration of a juvenile ghoul and his natural prey is a brilliant tour de force * Guardian *
Equalled for poignancy and horror only in Lord of the Flies * Sunday Telegraph *
Delves beneath the surface of complex young minds, exposing not only their vulnerability and tenderness, their cruelty and malevolence, but also how parents end up turning a blind eye to their pain – Anita Sethi, ‘Guardian’
About The Author
Susan Hill
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough in 1942, and educated at grammar schools there and in Coventry. She read English at King’s College, London, of which she is now a Fellow. As well as I’m the King of the Castle, her novels include Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night, In the Springtime of the Year, Air and Angels, The Service of Clouds, The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Rise of Darkness, The Beacon, The Vows of Silence and The Small Hand. She has written several volumes of short stories, including A Bit of Singing and Dancing; two ghost novels, The Woman in Black and The Mist in the Mirror; and a number of stories for children. Her autobiographical books are The Magic Apple Tree and Family. She is married with two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.
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