The Falls

Joyce Carol Oates

earliest edition we have, 2004 Harper Perennial, 2005 paperback 512 pages

This work of literary fiction explores the dark side of family relationships. Romance noir defiles the pages paralleling the plight of Love Canal. As the nuclear age dawns on Upstate New York, the region careens into a new era with little care for the working poor. The narration hops from family member to family member across time weaving a curse.

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The Falls paperback · 2008 · Harper Perennial Modern Classics · 512 pages · 9780061565342
The Falls paperback · 2005 · Harper Perennial · 512 pages · 9780060722296
The Falls paperback · 2005 · HarperPerennial · 400 pages · 9780007196746
The Falls ebook · 2004 · HarperCollins · 9780060785819
The Falls audiobook · 2004 · Sound Library · 9780792732952
The Falls hardcover · 2004 · Fourth Estate · 496 pages · 9780007185146
The Falls hardcover · 2004 · Ecco · 833 pages

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