The first paragraph of one of her novels begins "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality," and declares that at the title location, (*) "whatever walked there, walked alone."
The essay "Fame" recounts this author's failed attempt to tell a columnist about the publication of her first book, which resulted in a note that Mr. and Mrs. Farrar-straus of New York City would soon be visited by Mrs. Stanley Hyman and family. In a short story by this author, Mr. Malkin realizes that his wife is "the most terrible women he had ever seen" from her reaction after she kills a pregnant mouse. The first paragraph of one of her novels begins "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality," and declares that at the title location, (*) "whatever walked there, walked alone." John Philip Johnson feeds a young boy the title snacks in a story by this author which reveals that he and his wife swap between helping and hurting others. She also wrote a novel about Eleanor Vance, who participates in an experiment to find evidence of the supernatural at the title mansion. For 10 points, name this author of "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" and The Haunting of Hill House.
The essay "Fame" recounts this author's failed attempt to tell a columnist about the publication of her first book, which resulted in a note that Mr. and Mrs. Farrar-straus of New York City would soon be visited by Mrs. Stanley Hyman and family.
Shirley (Hardie) Jackson