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Joyce Carol Oates dimostra ancora una volta come gli avvenimenti più tragici e inquietanti molto spesso inizino proprio tra le mura domestiche e sempre a causa delle manipolazioni che dell’amore fa l’essere umano. Una ragazza, poco più che adolescente, si trova coinvolta suo malgrado in un ambiguo passatempo con alcuni suoi coetanei maschi in un cottage isolato. Gli atteggiamenti dei ragazzi, a mano a mano che il g...

When a woman mysteriously vanishes from her small town home, her sister must tally up the clues to uncover the truth behind the mystery.Beautiful sculptor Marguerite has disappeared from her small town in upstate New York. But was foul play involved? Did she merely get away for some fun? Or did she finally make the decision to leave behind her claustrophobic life of limited opportunities?Younger sister Gigi wonders if the flimsy silk Dior dres...

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From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the worldIn this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “The Father of Gyno-Psychiatry, ” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a disastrous procedure, Weir is forced to take a p...

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the worldIn this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry, ” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Weir is forced ...

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What has become of Marguerite Fulmer? On an otherwise average day in Upstate New York, the young woman left her family home, never to return. No note was left, no explanation, just a messy bedroom and her sister Gigi, driven to dig through the meager clues and discover the truth behind her disappearance. As the investigation unfolds, every subtle bit of evidence becomes a potential clue. The silk Dior slip dress, left in a heap on the floor, t...

This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates's letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her droll and sometimes wicked sense of humor, her phenomenal energy, and most of all, her mastery of the lost art of letter writing.

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women¿s asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women¿s asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.

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Eine etablierte Schriftstellerin kehrt in ihren Heimatort zurück und fragt sich, was hätte sein können, wenn sie nie gegangen wäre. Eine Attentäterin denkt über die Schwere ihrer Tat nach. Eine Professorin fühlt eine starke Verbindung zu ihrer Studentin und löst in ihr weitreichende Veränderungen aus. »Das Unerwartete« ist eine prägnante Vision alternativer Realitäten, eine Sammlung, die über die Zwänge nachdenkt, denen wir alle aufgrund der ...

Der gefeierte neue Roman von Joyce Carol Oates und »definitiv eines ihrer besten Bücher« (Observer). Detorit, in den späten 1970ern: Hannah, Ehefrau und Mutter, beginnt eine Affäre mit einem gefährlichen Fremden, Mikey, der sich mit zwielichtigen Aufträgen durchschlägt, beschließt, sich endlich seiner traumatischen Vergangenheit zu stellen, und dann ist da dieser Serienkiller, der als Mörder kleiner Kinder unter dem Namen Babysitter Berühmt...