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- Publisher: Ecco
- Number of Pages: 608
- ISBN: 0061829838
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113267473
- Release Date: September 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #34028 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Little Bird of Heaven" by Joyce Carol Oates to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Little Bird of Heaven"Browse more products related to "Joyce Carol Oates"Review"In this narcotic, unnerving, brilliantly composed tale of the struggle for control over the body's archaic urges, and the quest for morality in a catastrophically corrupted world, Oates creates magnetic characters of heightened awareness and staggering valor." "This is a powerful novel. Oates's feel for the rhythms of hardscrabble life and its sour mix of alcoholism, suicide, drug abuse, adultery and murder is as keen as ever....Her descriptions of the geography of urban decay...are as vivid as any naturalist's portrayal of more felicitous scenes. Her unsentimental language makes a high-lonesome kind of poetry out of otherwise sordid and unremarkable circumstance." "LITTLE BIRD OF HEAVEN starts with the urgency of a thriller, then turns into something more existential as the years...go by with no developments in the case. This is a tragedy on a classical scale....Oates has written a feminist novel with empathy for men, especially men without power, with no voice besides violence." "Oates unfolds the central gothic intuition--that beauty and the beast are complements--in a way that Charlotte Bronte would highly approve." (starred review) Publisher's noteAfter Zoe Kruller is murdered, the Sparta, New York, police target her estranged husband Delray Kruller and her lover Eddy Diehl, leading the Krullers's son Aaron and Eddy Diehl's daughter Krista to become obsessed with one another, each believing the other's father is guilty, until they must face each other again as adults. By an acclaimed best-selling author. 75,000 first printing. After Zoe Kruller is murdered, the Sparta, New York, police target her estranged husband Delray Kruller and her over Eddy Diehl, leading the Krullers's son Aaron and Eddy Diehl's daughter Krista to become obsessed with one another, each believing the other's father is guilty, until they must face each other again as adults. By an acclaimed best-selling author. 75,000 first printing. AnnotationWhen young mother Zoe Kruller is found murdered, the two main suspects are her estranged husband and her illicit lover, Eddy, who, in a fierce confrontation with the police is shot dead. Zoe's son Aaron and Eddy's daughter Krista narrate the novel, each grappling with the traumatic psychological effects of the horrible events, and their increasingly complex relationship with each other as they grow up in the fictional New York town of Sparta. The ever-prolific Joyce Carol Oates once again delves into the Gothic issues of passion, jealousy, murder, and the complex ways in which the past haunts her characters' lives. If You Enjoy "Little Bird of Heaven (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Little Bird of Heaven (Hardcover)" by Joyce Carol Oates (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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