The Female of the Species

Author:   Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher:   Quercus Publishing
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781847240361


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Format:   Paperback
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A dark collection from one of America's literary giants. A young wife is home alone when the phone rings in 'So Help Me God.' Is the strange voice flirting with her from the other end of the line her jealous husband laying a trap, or a stranger who knows entirely too much about her? In 'Madison at Guignol' an unhappy fashionista discovers a secret door inside her favourite clothing store and insists the staff let her enter. But even her fevered imagination cannot anticipate the horror they have been hiding from her. In these and other gripping and disturbing tales, women are confronted by the evil around them and surprised by the evil they find within themselves. With wicked insight, Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates why the females of the species - be they six-year-old girls, seemingly devoted wives, or aging mothers - are by nature more deadly than the males.

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Author:   Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher:   Quercus Publishing
Imprint:   Quercus Publishing
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 5.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.202kg
ISBN:  

9781847240361


ISBN 10:   1847240364
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Oates excels at detailing the complexities of the female psyche, especially at times of crisis there is nothing ordinary about the way she writes. Glasgow Sunday Herald This fine collection proves as incisive and moving as her longer fiction . Scotland on Sunday Chilling, but irresistible. Dublin Evening Herald


Oates excels at detailing the complexities of the female psyche, especially at times of crisis ... there is nothing ordinary about the way she writes. Glasgow Sunday Herald This fine collection proves as incisive and moving as her longer fiction . Scotland on Sunday Chilling, but irresistible. Dublin Evening Herald


Oates excels at detailing the complexities of the female psyche, especially at times of crisis there is nothing ordinary about the way she writes. Glasgow Sunday Herald This fine collection proves as incisive and moving as her longer fiction . Scotland on Sunday Chilling, but irresistible. Dublin Evening Herald


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Author Website:   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joyce-Carol-Oates/109007562450632?ref=ts

The prolific Oates is known for her short stories and attracts attention with each new offering. Her first book was published over 45 years ago and she is a recipient of the National Book Award and is one of America's best-loved authors. She is the author of many novels, including We Were the Mulvaneys, which was an Oprah Book Club Choice, and Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award.

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