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Oates Joyce Carol
Oates Joyce Carol - Breathe A Novel - Paperback
Oates Joyce Carol - Breathe A Novel - Paperback
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Description: A Novel OF LOVE AND LOSS FROM Bestselling AND Prizewinning Author Joyce Carol Oates Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico a married couple from Cambridge M a takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness misdiagnosed at first their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty - seven Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard whose identity has greatly shaped her own. In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband however fierce and selfless is not enough to save him and that his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at death is this the blessing of a unique married love or a curse that must be exorcized? Part intimately detailed love story part horror story rooted in real life Breathe is an exploration of hauntedness rooted in the domesticity of marital love as well as our determination both to be faithful to the beloved and to survive the trauma of loss.
Title: Breathe A Novel
Author(s): Oates Joyce Carol
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063085480
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/5/2022
Description: A Novel OF LOVE AND LOSS FROM Bestselling AND Prizewinning Author Joyce Carol Oates Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico a married couple from Cambridge M a takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness misdiagnosed at first their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty - seven Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard whose identity has greatly shaped her own. In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband however fierce and selfless is not enough to save him and that his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at death is this the blessing of a unique married love or a curse that must be exorcized? Part intimately detailed love story part horror story rooted in real life Breathe is an exploration of hauntedness rooted in the domesticity of marital love as well as our determination both to be faithful to the beloved and to survive the trauma of loss.
Title: Breathe A Novel
Author(s): Oates Joyce Carol
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063085480
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/5/2022