We Were the Mulvaneys Audio Book CDs Abridged

We Were the Mulvaneys
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Reader: J. Todd Adams

The unforgettable story of the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of an American family. A tragedy befalls 17-year-old Marianne that causes the bottom to fall out of the Mulvaneys' world. Now the many secrets they keep from each other arethreatening to destroy them all. An Oprah Book Club selection and Audie Award finalist. "A grand, symphonic novel... one of Oates's finest."San Francisco Chronicle » Read More

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M6Z495

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Publish Date: 02/26/2001
ISBN: 9781565114951

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The Mulvaneys, at first a close and very lucky family, drift apart over the years, until the youngest son, Judd, discovers the secret of their downfall and sets out to help reunite the family. Read by J. Todd Adams.

Author Bio:

The daughter of a tool-and-die designer from upstate New York, Oates was given a typewriter at 14 and never looked back. A famously prolific writer, she typically publishes several novels, short stories, poems and critical articles every year while also maintaining an active teaching career. She attributes her prolific career to regular hours and a love of what she does. Oates's successes began early: she was valedictorian of her class at Syracuse University and then went on to earn an M.A. in English literature at the University of Wisconsin where, in 1961, she met Raymond J. Smith; they were married three months later. She and Smith have since taught at various colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, including Princeton. Together, they also run the Ontario Review Press, which they founded in 1974. Oates writes in a variety of fiction genres, including a series of suspense novels written under the name Rosamond Smith, as well as some young adult works. She is best known for writing about human evil or people in bizarre and often violent situations, and many of her books reflect her working-class Upstate New York background.

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