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But as we all know, Eden can't last forever. And in the hands of Joyce Carol Oates, who's chronicled just about every variety of familial dysfunction, you know the fall from grace is going to be a doozy. By the time all is said and done, a rape occurs, a daughter is exiled, much alcohol is consumed, and the farm is lost. Even to recount these events in retrospect is a trial for the Mulvaney offspring, one of whom declares: "When I say this is a hard reckoning I mean it's been like squeezing thick drops of blood from my veins." In the hands of a lesser writer, this could be the stuff of a bad television movie. But this is Oates's 26th novel, and by now she knows her material and her craft to perfection. We Were the Mulvaneys is populated with such richly observed and complex characters that we can't help but care about them, even as we wait for disaster to strike them down. --Anita Urquhart
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An Oprah Book Club selectionA New York Times Notable BookThe Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentines Day, 1976an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney homethat rends the fabric of their family life.with tragic consequences. Years later, the youngest son attempts to piece together the fragments of the Mulvaneys former glory, seeking to uncover and understand the secret violation that brought about the familys tragic downfall.Profoundly cathartic, this extraordinary novel unfolds as if Oates, in plumbing the darkness of the human spirit, has come upon a source of light at its core. Moving 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.Its the novel closest to my heart.Im deeply moved that Oprah Winfrey has selected this novel for Oprahs Book Club, a family novel presented to Oprahs vast American family.Joyce Carol Oates Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780452282827