The Sundial by Shirley Jackson Bringing compelling characters to life

Bringing compelling characters to life

in her native Nigeria – offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men

which was written

death and power

Tracing the development of UG's notion of enlightenment as a series of biological mutations devoid of mystical or religious connotations

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson Bringing compelling characters to lifeAunt Fanny knows when the world will end. Aunt Fanny has always been somewhat peculiar. No one is surprised that while the Halloran clan gathers at the crumbling old mansion for a funeral she wanders off to the secret garden. But when she reports the vision she had there, the family is engulfed in fear, violence, and madness. For Aunt Fanny's long dead father has given her the precise date of the final cataclysm!