The Disappearance
A Novel Based on a True Crime
by David H. Hanks
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How does the setting of the summer of 1972 influence the atmosphere of the novel and the family's initial handling of the disappearance?
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In what ways does denial function as a coping mechanism for the Harmon family during the weeks and months following Helen's vanishing?
- 3
How do the differing perspectives within the family shape the reader's understanding of who Helen was as a wife and mother?
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