{"product_id":"hangsaman-paperback","title":"Hangsaman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson's chilling second novel, based on her own experiences and an actual mysterious disappearance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-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, \u003ci\u003eHangsaman \u003c\/i\u003eis loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-1965) received wide critical acclaim for her short story \"The Lottery,\" which was first published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1948. Her works available from Penguin Classics include \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCome Along with Me \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife Among the Savages \u003c\/i\u003eavailable from Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of more than twenty books and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987612172589,"sku":"9780143107040","price":17.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ejQzY2Z5SnFWc2xacU9zVFdaZTdnQT09.webp?v=1776182999","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/hangsaman-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}