Hangsaman

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  • Author: Jackson, Shirley
    Contributor:

    Whelan, Julia

    Summary:

    Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn’t bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything - even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, Hangsaman is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946.

    Genre: Detective and mystery fiction, Thrillers (Fiction)
    Original Publisher: New York , Penguin Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780593555132

    ,

    0593555139

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DC Contributor

Whelan, Julia

Abstract

Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn’t bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything - even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, Hangsaman is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946.

Genre
Detective and mystery fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Publisher (Source)

New York

Penguin Books

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