{"product_id":"those-who-vanish-patricia-grace-king-hardcover","title":"Those Who Vanish -- Patricia Grace King, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo disappear meant to die. In those days, in that place, almost everyone knew.\u003c\/i\u003e With sentences that cut clean to the bone and wrench the heart, Patricia Grace King invites us to comprehend the traumas of wartime and the legacies they create. As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accords, we find ourselves still urgently needing to understand the wars the United States has fomented abroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering readers a direct window into the Guatemalan internal armed conflict (1960-1996), the stories in \u003ci\u003eThose Who Vanish\u003c\/i\u003e wrestle with the question of individual responsibility in the face of global forces, portraying with sensitivity American citizens in Guatemala during the conflict and the later experience of Guatemalan expats in America. We see how trauma ripples: through generations of a family, across oceans and borders, and even into the very fabric of our relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon finding human teeth on their doorstep, two peace workers bury them out of respect for the dead. A tomboyish blonde American who grew up poor in rural Maryland must confront fraught issues of class when she begins dating a wealthy Guatemalan man. At a Mennonite sleepaway camp in Kentucky, two missionary kids connect over their shared experiences in Central America--until they don't, hormones and hard memories bubbling between them. Never once does King shy away from difficult terrain, instead rendering the most awkward and awful of moments with clarity and precision, interrogating choices at every turn. \u003ci\u003eAnd what were we doing? Why had we come? \u003c\/i\u003eThese are questions worth pondering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2026 Drue Heinz Literature Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThose Who Vanish\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection we can't afford not to read. Through stories that explore faith, violence, survival, and the resilience of the human heart, King insists we think critically about foreign wars and the roles we might play in them. Likewise, she asks us to consider the personal wars we wage against each other, and our own selves, as we decide who we are and what we're willing to fight for.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patricia Grace King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/1\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1\" H x 5.6\" L x 1.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780822949237\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67784244101424,"sku":"9780822949237","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780822949237.jpg?v=1789412471","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/those-who-vanish-patricia-grace-king-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}