About this work of fiction
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
The first Oprah Book Club® selection of 2001!A New York Times Notable Book"It's the novel closest to my heart.... I'm deeply moved that Oprah Winfrey has selected this novel for Oprah's Book Club, a family novel presented to Oprah's vast American family." —Joyce Carol OatesMoving away from the dark tone of her more recent masterpieces, Joyce Carol Oates turns the tale of a family struggling to cope with its fall from grace into a deeply moving and unforgettable account of the vigor of hope and the power of love to prevail over suffering.The Mulvaneys of High Point Farm in Mt. Ephraim, New York, are a large and fortunate clan, blessed with good looks, abundant charisma, and boundless promise. But over the twenty-five year span of this ambitious novel, the Mulvaneys will slide, almost imperceptibly at first, from the pinnacle of happiness, transformed by the vagaries of fate into a scattered collection of lost and lonely...
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (149 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14