I'm the King of the Castle
  • Published: 7 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9780140034912
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $24.99

I'm the King of the Castle

  • Susan Hill
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Paperback
24 Sep 2014
Paperback
7 Feb 2019
Paperback
10 May 2010
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A twentieth century classic - a chilling tale of childhood cruelty and the exploitation of the weak by the strong - reissued in a fresh, contemporary package

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

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

In the woods, Charles fights back but he knows that his rival will always win the affections of the adults - and that worse is still to come . . .
  • Published: 7 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9780140034912
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $24.99
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Praise for I'm the King of the Castle

Equalled for poignancy and horror only in Lord of the Flies

Sunday Telegraph

Hill's exploration of a juvenile ghoul and his natural prey is a brilliant tour de force

Guardian

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

Anita Sethi, 'Guardian'
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