I'm the King of the Castle (NEW LONGMAN LITERATURE 14-18) Hill, Susan Summary I'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill is a chilling novel that explores the extremes of childhood cruelty, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. I'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill is a chilling novel that explores the extremes of childhood cruelty, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. '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... Highlights Easy to enjoy: 296 pages · Paperback By Hill, Susan Details ISBN: 9780582434462 Author: Hill, Susan Format: Paperback Pages: 296 Language: English Publication date: 7 September 2000 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Hill, Susan and Susan Hill and Frank Downes · Publisher: Longman Publishing Group More about this book Reviews " This tragic tale of two isolated children explores the nature of cruelty and the power of evil.
