I'm the King of the Castle
$28.16
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2014
Summary
A chilling novel that explores the extremes of childhood cruelty, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.
‘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 new arrival.
In the woods, Cha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241970782 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241970784 |
| Author: | Susan Hill |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 116g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 111mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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Critics Review
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 *
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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