I'm the King of the Castle (Penguin Decades) - Softcover

Hill, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141041943 ISBN 13: 9780141041940

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

Synopsis

I'm the King of the Castle is Susan Hill's spellbinding novel of childhood cruelty.

With an introduction by Esther Freud.

Susan Hill's I'm King of the Castle was first published in 1970. Telling the story of two boys forced to live together by their widowed parents, it is a chilling portrayal of childhood cruelty and persecution, of parental blindness and of our own ambivalence to what are supposed to be the happiest days of our lives.

'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 this title

From the Back Cover:

PENGUIN DECADES

50s 60s 70s 80s

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling.

The 1970s was a decade of anger and discontent. Britain endured power cuts and strikes. America pulled out of Vietnam and saw its President resign from office. Feminism and face lifts vied for women's hearts (and minds). And for many, prog rock, punk and disco weren't just music but ways of life.

Susan Hill's I'm King of the Castle was first published in 1970. Telling the story of two boys forced to live together by their widowed parents, it is a chilling portrayal of childhood cruelty and persecution, of parental blindness and of our own ambivalence to what are supposed to be the happiest days of our lives.

With a new introduction by Esther Freud

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0141041943
• ISBN 13: 9780141041940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208