Sun 16 Apr 2006
Audio Book Review: We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
Posted by bookworm under Classics , Fiction
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"We Were the Mulvaneys" by Joyce Carol Oates Length: 7 hours ISBN: 1-56511-495-7 Oprah Book Club Listen to an excerpt with: Windows Media Player Real Player |
The Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet: a hardworking father, a loving mother, three fine sons, and a bright, pretty daughter. They are confident in their love for each other and their position in the rural community of Mt. Ephraim, New York. 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.
As the years pass the secrets they keep from each other threaten to destroy them, but ultimately they bridge the chasms between them and reunite in the spirit of love and healing. Rarely has such an acclaimed writer made such a startling and inspiring statement about the value of hope and compassion.
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