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HangsamanShirley Jackson
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Hangsaman

280 pagesFirst published 19515 editions · 2 languages
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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.

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionPenguin Books, Limited20142409780141391984
PaperbackPenguin Books20132189780143107040
EbookPenguin Books, Limited20132809780141391991
Edition · gerDiogenes19923349783257224924
EditionPopular Library1976—9780445031173
FictionYoung womenLesbian youthFiction, generalFiction, thrillers, suspenseAdolescenceInterpersonal relationsCollege students