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The Falls

Joyce Carol Oates

2004400 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2004
first published
  • 2004HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780060785819
  • 2004Ecco · 481 pages · ENGISBN 9780060722289
  • 2005Harper Perennial · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9780060722296
  • 2005HarperPerennial · 400 pagesISBN 9780007196746
  • 2008Harper Perennial Modern Classics · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9780061565342
  • 2004Sound Library · ENGISBN 9780792732952
  • 2004Fourth Estate · 496 pagesISBN 9780007185146

This work of literary fiction explores the dark side of family relationships. Romance noir defiles the pages paralleling the plight of Love Canal. As the nuclear age dawns on Upstate New York, the region careens into a new era with little care for the working poor. The narration hops from family member to family member across time weaving a curse.

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