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Shirley Jacksons chilling second novel based on her own experiences and an actual mysterious disappearance
Seventeenyearold 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 longsuffering mother When Natalie finally does get away however college life doesnt bring the happiness she expected Little by little Natalie is no longer certain of anythingeven where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin Chilling and suspenseful Hangsaman is loosely based on the reallife disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946
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