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Atticus

Ron Hansen

1996247 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996HarperCollins Publishers · 247 pages · ENGISBN 9780060182175
  • 1996Thorndike Press · 286 pages · ENGISBN 9780786207282
  • 1997Harper Perennial · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780060927868

A father journeys to a town in Mexico in an effort to learn what drove his son to commit suicide. The father is Atticus Cody, a rich Colorado rancher whose son adopted a beatnik lifestyle on the Gulf Coast. As he investigates, Cody receives a big surprise.

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AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

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ThemesFamily
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