Hangsaman by Jackson, Shirley Dalloway Day

Hangsaman by Jackson, Shirley Dalloway DayAuthor: Jackson, Shirley Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 5 December 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Modern Classics' series. Paperback 240 pages 198 x 131 x 14 182g Shirley Jackson's Hangsaman is a story of lurking disquiet and haunting disorientation, inspired by the real life, unsolved disappearance of a female college student. 'Shirley Jackson's stories are among

her use of form and rhyme is as light as it is enlightening as she probes our all-too-human nature and pays careful attention to the quiet marvels to be found by looking carefully at right where we happen to be

profound but wry

Threaded throughout are Keller's own photographs of the unexpected beauty found in puddle-filled 'curb cuts'

encouraging them to return and get to know the land of their ancestors

130 x 198 x 27 | 246g

is haunted by the failed perfection of the past

'SUNDAY TIMES'It's been a long time since I picked up a book so impossible to put down

Sandra (Translator)

Author: Ganeshananthan

and of the corrupting power of money

Full of incredible photos of real-life locations that look plucked from the world of Wes Anderson

and the joy of shampooing your own hair