A review by merricatadamtine
Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

 Loving the new (yes new as of 2016) Shirley Jackson.  Compiled and edited by her son and daughter from the archives at the LOC, this book features not only short stories but also essays, reviews, lectures on writing and her domestic fiction.  As always her style balances the outre and the straight forward, drawing readers in with her familiar settings, which usually get turned on their heads by the end.  Of particular interest to me was her WWII stories, featuring women and children left behind, and coming to terms with returning strangers.