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