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author decided to take the easy way out and completely ruin the ending.
the book I'm talking about is "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson.
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/0f98ec0a-9741-4fb9-1adb-627675c5ca00/original