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We Were the Mulvaneys

by Joyce Carol Oates
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An Oprah Book Club® selection

A New York Times Notable Book
The Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentine’s Day, 1976—an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home—that 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 family’s 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.
“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 Oates

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  • Release date

    January 24, 2001

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781101213131

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      • ISBN: 9781101213131
      • File size: 970 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.4
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.4
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:6

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