A Book of American Martyrs A Novel

Joyce Carol Oates

eBook - 2017

"Oates' American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country...Martyrs is a graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities. " —USA Today, 4-star review"Successful because [Oates] refuses to satirize or dehumanize anyone, even murderous foes of abortion...With its wrath and violence, A Book of American Martyrs offers this teaspoon of warmth in these troubled times: that it is possible to be wrong without surrendering your humanity." —Los Angeles Times"The most relevant book of Oates's half-century-long career, a powerful reminder that fiction can be as timely as this morning's tweets but in...finitely more illuminating." —Washington PostA powerfully resonant and provocative novel from American master and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates In... more