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Just an Ordinary Day
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- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Linda Jones, Karissa Vacker, Gary Bennett
- Length: 17 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
“Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-20th-century common. [Just an Ordinary Day] is a gift to a new generation.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
Acclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill House - classics ranking with the work of Edgar Allan Poe - Shirley Jackson blazed a path for contemporary writers with her explorations of evil, madness, and cruelty. Soon after her untimely death in 1965, Jackson’s children discovered a treasure trove of previously unpublished and uncollected stories, many of which are brought together in this remarkable collection. Here are tales of torment, psychological aberration, and the macabre, as well as those that display her lighter touch with humorous scenes of domestic life. Reflecting the range and complexity of Jackson’s talent, Just an Ordinary Day reaffirms her enduring influence and celebrates her singular voice, rich with magic and resonance.