Large Print Book
Happiness falls [text (large print)] : a novel / Angie Kim.
"We didn't call the police right away. When Mia's father doesn't come home from a walk in the local nature reserve, she doesn't think much of it. He must've turned off his phone. Or his battery died. Or he probably stopped for an errand-but doing what exactly? Soon more questions arise and it becomes clear to Mia and her family that he is missing. Or is he?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593793756 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 530 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| General Note: | Originally published in standard print format in hardcover: London : Hogarth, 2023. |
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| Subject: | Families > Ficiton. Family secrets > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Virginia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Large print books. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | LP FIC Kim | 31681010340362 | LARGEPT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When her father goes missing and the only witness is her younger brother Eugene who has Angelman syndrome and cannot speak, Mia finds their desperate search calling everything they know about him and themselves into questionâand that the most personal secrets may be at the heart of his disappearance. Original. - Baker & Taylor
"We didn't call the police right away. When Mia's father doesn't come home from a walk in the local nature reserve, she doesn't think much of it. He must've turned off his phone. Or his battery died. Or he probably stopped for an errand-but doing what exactly? Soon more questions arise and it becomes clear to Mia and her family that he is missing. Or is he?"-- - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK â¢Â When a father goes missing, his familyâs desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek.
OPRAH DAILYâS #1 NOVEL OF THE YEAR ⢠ONE OF PEOPLEâS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR â¢Â A WASHINGTON POST, BOOKPAGE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, NEW YORK POST, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, BOOK RIOT, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, REAL SIMPLE, CRIMEREADS, AND SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Belletrist Book Club Pick ⢠Finalist for the New American Voices Award ⢠Finalist for the Virginia Literary Award ⢠âThis is a story with so many twists and turns I was riveted through the last page.ââJodi Picoult
âA brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery that is as much about language and storytelling as it is about a missing father. I loved this book.ââGabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
âI fell in love with the fascinating, brilliant family at the center of this riveting book.ââAnn Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful
âWe didnât call the police right away.â 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.
Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everythingâwhich is why she isnât initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene donât return from a walk in a nearby park. They must have lost their phone. Or stopped for an errand somewhere. But by the time Miaâs 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.
What 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, Happiness Falls 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, Miracle Creek, 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.
