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A gripping and moving new collection of stories by Joyce Carol Oates, which reimagines the meaning of family - by unexpected, often startling means

With the unflinching candor and sympathy for which Joyce Carol Oates is celebrated, these fourteen stories examine the intimate lives of contemporary American families: the tangled ties between generations, the desperation - and the covert, radiant happiness - of loving more than one is loved in return. In "Cutty Sark" and "Landfill," the bond between adolescent son and mother reverberates with the force of an unspoken passion, bringing unexpected consequences for the son. In "A Princeton Idyll," a woman is forced to realize, decades later, her childhood role in the destruction of a famous, beloved grandfather's life. In "Magda Maria," a man tries to break free of the enthralling and dangerous erotic obsession of his life. In the gripping title story, Oates boldly reimagines the true-crime story of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her children in 2001. Several stories - "Suicide by Fitness Center," "The Glazers," and "Dear Joyce Carol," - take a less tragic turn, exploring with mordant humor the shadowy interstices between self-awareness and delusion.

Dramatic, intensely rendered, and always provocative, Dear Husband, provides an unsettling and fascinating look into the mysterious heart of America.
 
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Hardback Editions

April 2009 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0061704318Title: Dear Husband,: Stories
Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 0-06-170431-8 / 978-0-06-170431-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ecco
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Paperback Editions

April 2010 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0061704326Title: Dear Husband,: Stories
Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 0-06-170432-6 / 978-0-06-170432-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ecco
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2009 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B001OVT0IWTitle: Dear Husband,
Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Eeeo
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Audio Editions

2009 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: B0025U5VCUTitle: Dear Husband,
Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Books on Tape
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March 2009 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B0020Q3FTUTitle: Dear Husband,
Author(s): JOYCE CAROL OATES
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
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