{"product_id":"happiness-falls-9780593793756","title":"Happiness Falls","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another--both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMiracle Creek.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery that is as much about language and storytelling as it is about a missing father. I loved this book.\"--Gabrielle Zevin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I fell in love with the fascinating, brilliant family at the center of this riveting book.\"--Ann Napolitano, author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We didn't call the police right away.\" Those are the electric first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything--which is why she isn't initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene don't return from a walk in a nearby park. They must have lost their phone. Or stopped for an errand somewhere. But by the time Mia's brother runs through the front door bloody and alone, it becomes clear that the father in this tight-knit family is missing and the only witness is Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome and cannot speak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is both a ticking-clock investigation into the whereabouts of a father and an emotionally rich portrait of a family whose most personal secrets just may be at the heart of his disappearance. Full of shocking twists and fascinating questions of love, language, and human connection, \u003ci\u003eHappiness Falls\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery, a family drama, and a novel of profound philosophical inquiry. With all the powerful storytelling she brought to her award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eMiracle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, Angie Kim turns the missing-person story into something wholly original, creating an indelible tale of a family who must go to remarkable lengths to truly understand one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593793756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Angie Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935479173301,"sku":"9780593793756","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_376fb07d-261a-4647-9475-d89dfc891b53.jpg?v=1688488378","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/happiness-falls-9780593793756","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}