A Book of American Martyrs

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'The story of Trump's America' Daily Mail Two families. Two faces of America. One violent crime that will bitterly divide them - and yet bind them together forever. 'A magnificent story of two broken families' Independent 'A masterpiece' Washington Post 'Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists' Observer

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award and the PEN / Malamud Award, and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her books include We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, Carthage, A Book of American Martyrs and Hazards of Time Travel. She is Professor of Humanities at Princeton University.

'The story of Trump's America' Daily Mail 'Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists' Observer 'A magnificent story of two broken families, both steeped in grief' Independent 'Icily subtle ... at its spine-tingling best when staring into the dark, a sliver away from the Gothic' Spectator 'Dramatic, dazzling, ingenious, agile ... her uniquely sane, empathetic voice seems particularly vital and timely during Trump's presidency' Literary Review 'The most relevant book of Oates's half-century-long career . . . a masterpiece' Washington Post 'Oates's American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country. A graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities' USA Today