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I Am No One You Know - Stories by Joyce Carol Oates
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: good
A collection of nineteen short works by the award-winning author of Faithless includes the tales "Fire," in which a troubled wife has an affair; "Curly Red," in which a girl reveals a family secret; and "Three Girls," in which two students protect Marilyn Monroe. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 30,00 ...Show more
In Rough Country - Essays and Reviews by Joyce Carol Oates
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: good
Acclaimed for her novels and short stories, Joyce Carol Oates is also an unparalleled literary critic whose insights and commentary have graced the pages of such publications as the "New York Review of Books", the "Times Literary Supplement", and the "New York Times Book Review". This new collection bri ...Show more
Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
From one of the most highly regarded writers of her generation, JACK OF SPADES is a psychologically complex thriller that examines the fine line between genius and madness. Andrew J. Rush has achieved the kind of commercial success most authors only dream about: a top agent, publisher in New York, and t ...Show more
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
'A writer of extraordinary strengths' Guardian Set in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance and tragic violence in late 20th-century America. When a young wife and mother named Zoe Kruller is found brutally ...Show more
Mother, Missing by Joyce Carol Oates
$36.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Last time you see someone and you don't know it will be the last time. And all that you know now, if only you'd known then. But you didn't know, and now it's too late. And you tell yourself How could I have known, I could not have known. "You tell yourself. "This is my story of missing my mot ...Show more
Mother, Missing by Joyce Carol Oates
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
From one of America's best loved and most prolific novelists, this is the story of a woman coming to terms with the violent death of her mother, and uncovering all the hidden secrets stowed away over the years. When her mother uncharacteristically fails to return her phone calls, 31-year old Nikki Eaton ...Show more
Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
Mudgirl is a child abandoned by her mother in the silty flats of the Black Snake River. Cast aside, Mudgirl survives by an accident of fate - or destiny. After her rescue, she will slowly forget her own origin, her past erased, her future uncertain. The well-meaning couple who adopt Mudgirl quarantine ...Show more
Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
A haunting new novel from Joyce Carol Oates. Mudgirl is a child abandoned by her mother in the silty flats of the Black Snake River. Cast aside, Mudgirl survives by an accident of fate - or destiny. Only when she is adopted by a Quaker family does she begin to suppress those painful memories. Meredith ' ...Show more
My Life As a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
A brilliant and thought-provoking novel about family, loyalty and betrayal. Once I'd been Daddy's favourite. Before something terrible happened.Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan children and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the fam ...Show more
My Sister My Love by Joyce Carol Oates
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
A dark, wry, captivating tale, inspired by an unsolved American true crime mystery. 'My Sister, My Love' is based on the controversial true-crime mystery of the JonBenet Ramsey murder. When a beautiful, ice-skating child prodigy is found brutally murdered, suspicion immediately mounts against friends, ...Show more
Night Sleep Death the Stars by Joyce Carol Oates
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society Night Sleep Death The Stars is a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in st ...Show more
Rape : A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates
$25.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Rape: A Love Story begins with what is almost unspeakable. It tells of the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her young daughter. A diamond-hard dissection of modern mores, it is also the tale of Teena and Bethie's silent champio ...Show more