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A gripping and moving new collection of stories by Joyce Carol Oates, which reimagines the meaning of family — by unexpected, often startling meansWith the unflinching candor and sym­pathy for which Joyce Carol Oates is celebrated, these fourteen stories examine the intimate lives of contemporary American families: the tangled ties between generations, the desperation — and the covert, radiant happiness — of loving more than one is loved in return. In "Cutty Sark" and "Landfill," the bond between adolescent son and mother reverberates with the force of an unspoken passion, bringing unexpected consequences for the son. In "A Princeton Idyll," a woman is forced to realize, decades later, her childhood role in the destruction of a famous, beloved grandfather's life. In "Magda Maria," a man tries to break free of the enthralling and dangerous erotic obsession of his life. In the gripping title story, Oates boldly reimagines the true-crime story of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her children in 2001. Several stories — "Suicide by Fitness Center," "The Glazers," and "Dear Joyce Carol," — take a less tragic turn, exploring with mordant humor the shadowy interstices between sel

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Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher

Ecco

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061799945

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (132 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14