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Happiness Falls
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April 19, 2024
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Apr 19, 2024 rated it it was amazing
A page-turning mystery surrounding a missing father and the family left behind trying to piece together his final hours.

What's anyone to do when the only witness is a minor with Angelman Syndrome who can't speak? The Parkson family is tested after the disappearance of their father and the only clues seem to point to Eugene, who can't defend himself. From mom bloggers to police detectives to family dynamics and proto-therapy efforts, secrets will come out and more than one surprise awaits.

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Jess Witkins
Apr 19, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
What a page turner! From its opening line "We didn't call the police right away," to the very end Angie Kim's Happiness Falls kept me enthralled.

A father goes missing and the last known person he was with is the family's son who has Angelman Syndrome, a type of autism that restricts motor and speech functions. Since Eugene has never spoken or been able to communicate with the family, each member of the family must learn and grasp piece by piece their father/husband's last days, and lots of secr
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