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Middle Age - by Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Middle Age - by Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • In Salthill-on-Hudson, a half-hour train ride from Manhattan, everyone is rich, beautiful, and -- though they look much younger -- middle-aged.
  • Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
  • 480 Pages
  • Fiction, Literary

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In Salthill-on-Hudson, everyone is rich, beautiful, and middle aged. But when Adam Berendt, a charismatic, mysterious sculptor dies in a brash act of heroism, shock waves rock the town. Incisive, insightful, and never predictable, this is a uniquely American saga of self-determination and identity from one of the finest writers of contemporary fiction.



Book Synopsis



In Salthill-on-Hudson, a half-hour train ride from Manhattan, everyone is rich, beautiful, and -- though they look much younger -- middle-aged. But when Adam Berendt, a charismatic, mysterious sculptor, dies suddenly in a brash act of heroism, shock waves rock the town. But who was Adam Berendt? Was he in fact a hero, or someone more flawed and human?



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In Salthill-on-Hudson, a half-hour train ride from Manhattan, everyone is rich, beautiful, and -- though they look much younger -- middle-aged. But when Adam Berendt, a charismatic, mysterious sculptor, dies suddenly in a brash act of heroism, shock waves rock the town. But who was Adam Berendt? Was he in fact a hero, or someone more flawed and human?



Review Quotes




"Hilarious and mournful. [Oates's] realism is laced with suspense, her mastery of storytelling on full display." - Newsweek

"A magnificent treat.... Middle Age is the work of a master in her prime." - San Francisco Chronicle


Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.34 Inches (W) x 1.15 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Ecco Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2002
TCIN: 76913175
UPC: 9780060934903
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-6834
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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