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Molly Hurley Moran’s Finding Susan traces the 1994 disappearance of her sister, Susan Hurley Harrison, from upscale Ruxton, Maryland, to the discovery of her body in northern Maryland woods two years later. With no suspects charged, Moran pieces together the final years of Susan’s life and argues that domestic violence played a pivotal role in her fate.
The memoir highlights the frustration and helplessness families experience when searching for missing loved ones and critiques society’s tendency to overlook though prevalence of domestic abuse. Moran includes appendixes with domestic‑abuse resources and 36 illustrations to aid readers in recognizing warning signs and supporting at‑risk women.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Molly Hurley Moran
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