Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle
I don’t want to give myself credit for reading these two books back-to-back, because I think I saw someone mention it online recently when everyone was discussing The Lottery, but they are actually a perfect doubleheader! Each is narrated by a younger sister who has a close relationship with her older sister, they live fairly isolated lives, things change when a new young man comes to town… Of course Jackson is playing in a totally different ballpark than Dodie Smith! And this holds up so well to a rereading, when you know what actually happened the night most of the Blackwoods died, and can just read with a sense of dread and sadness. Satisfying in an unsettling way.
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