About the book
One Autumn day in 1985, sixteen-year-old Mary Veal vanishes from her Massachusetts prep school. A few weeks later she reappears unharmed and with little memory of what happened to her--or at least little that she is willing to share. Was Mary abducted, or did she fake her disappearance? This question haunts Mary's family, her psychologist, even Mary herself. Weaving together three narratives, The Uses of Enchantment conjures a spell in which the hallucinatory power of a young woman’s sexuality, and her desire to wield it, has devastating consequences for all involved.
Editions of The Uses of Enchantment
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385513234
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400078110
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307389404
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385520010
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One Autumn day in 1985, sixteen-year-old Mary Veal vanishes from her Massachusetts prep school. A few weeks later she reappears unharmed and with little memory of what happened to her--or at least little that she is willing to share. Was Mary abducted, or did she fake her disappearance? This question haunts Mary's family, her psychologist, even Mary herself. Weaving together three narratives, The Uses of Enchantment conjures a spell in which the hallucinatory power of a young woman’s sexuality, and her desire to wield it, has devastating consequences for all involved.
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What is The Uses of Enchantment about?
One Autumn day in 1985, sixteen-year-old Mary Veal vanishes from her Massachusetts prep school. A few weeks later she reappears unharmed and with little memory of what happened to her--or at least little that she is willing to share. Was Mary abducted, or did she fake her disappearance? This question haunts Mary's family, her psychologist, even Mary herself. Weaving together three narratives, The Uses of Enchantment conjures a spell in which the hallucinatory power of a young woman’s sexuality, and her desire to wield it, has devastating consequences for all involved.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Uses of Enchantment?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Uses of Enchantment?
Heidi Julavits
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Uses of Enchantment is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385513234) and paperback(ISBN 9781400078110) and ebook(ISBN 9780307389404) and ebook(ISBN 9780385520010)
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