I’m The King Of The Castle

Hill, Susan

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When Charles Kingshaw and his mother come to live with Edmund Hooper and his father, he is seen as an intruder. Charles finds that even the most ordinary object can be turned by Hooper into a source of terror. But the worst is still to come.

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Publish Date: 26/10/1973

Description

Discover a chilling twentieth century classic, delving into the dark and complex heart of childhood

‘Some people are coming here today, now you will have a companion.’

But young Edmund Hooper doesn’t want anyone else in Warings, the rambling Victorian house he shares with his widowed father. Nevertheless Charles Kingshaw and his mother are soon installed and Edmund sets about persecuting his fearful new playmate.

From the dusty back rooms of Warings through the gloomy labyrinth of Hang Wood to the very top of Leydell Castle, Edmund pursues Charles, the balance of power slipping back and forth between bully and victim. With their parents oblivious, the situation speeds towards a crisis…

Darkly claustrophobic and morally ambiguous, Susan Hill weaves a classic tale of cruelty, power, and the dangerous games we play as children.

‘A brilliant tour de force’ Guardian

‘Equalled for poignancy and horror only in Lord of the FliesSunday Telegraph

‘Delves beneath the surface of complex young minds, exposing not only their vulnerabilty and tenderness, their cruelty and malevolence, but also how parents end up turning a blind eye to their pain’ Anita Sethi

Additional information

Weight 149 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 13 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

226

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K