A Book of American Martyrs

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The story of Trumps 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

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The story of Trumps 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 Trumps presidency Literary Review

The most relevant book of Oatess 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

Author Bio

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.