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The road through the wall

Jackson, Shirley, 1916-19652013
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In Pepper Street, an attractive suburban neighbourhood filled with bullies and egotistical bigots, the feelings of the inhabitants are shallow and selfish. One child stands alone in her goodness: little Caroline Desmond, kind, sweet and gentle, and the pride of her family. But the malice and self-absorption of the people of Pepper Street lead to a terrible event that will destroy the community of which they are so proud. Exposing the murderous cruelty of children, the blindness and selfishness of adults, Shirley Jackson reveals the ugly truth behind a 'perfect' world.
Main title:
The road through the wall / Shirley Jackson.
Edition:
[New] edition / foreword by Ruth Franklin.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2013.
Collation:
x, 194 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780141392004 (pbk)9780141392011 (ebook)0141392002
Dewey class:
813.5'4G
Local class:
FICFFT PBKAFPBK
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
648380
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