{"product_id":"we-disappear-9780061468971","title":"We Disappear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e is a mystery concerning the identity of a teenage boy and the people he draws into his web of half-truths. . . . It's not hyperbole to suggest that \u003cem\u003eWe Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e is the eeriest Kansas-set story since Truman Capote's \u003cem\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -- Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark and compelling novel of addiction, obsession, love, and family from the acclaimed author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMysterious Skin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of a teenage boy is discovered in a Kansas field. The murder haunts Donna--a recent widow battling cancer--calling forth troubling details from long-suppressed memories of her past. Hoping to discover more about \"disappeared\" people, she turns to her son, Scott, who is fighting demons of his own. Addicted to methamphetamines and sleeping pills, Scott is barely holding on--though the chance to help his mother in her strange and desperate search holds out a slim promise of some small salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut what he finds is a boy named Otis handcuffed in a secret basement room, and the questions that arise seem too disturbing even to contemplate. With his mother's health rapidly deteriorating, Scott must surrender to his own obsession, and unravel Otis's unsettling connections to other missing teens . . . and, ultimately, to himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061468971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2008 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scott Heim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140425777333,"sku":"9780061468971","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64aff7ad-1a0a-40b3-a485-699c10a7a0a4.jpg?v=1695698926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-disappear-9780061468971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}