num_pages: 400
description: William Styron traces the betrayals and infidelities—the heritage of spite and endlessly disappointed love—that afflict the members of a Southern family and that culminate in the suicide of the beautiful Peyton Loftis.
language: English
title: Lie Down in Darkness
titlecomplete: Lie Down in Darkness
genres: Classics, American, Southern, Southern Gothic, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 3362
places: Virginia
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage