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Solstice - by Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback)

Name: Solstice - by Joyce Carol Oates (Paperback)
Brand: Ecco Press
SKU: 91004867
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An engrossing early novel from Joyce Carol Oates's earlier novels explores a fraught and perilous relationship between two womenOriginally published in 1985, Solstice is the gripping story of Monica Jensen and Sheila Trask, two young women who are complete opposites yet find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other.
Author(s): Joyce Carol Oates
256 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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The friendship between Monica Jensen, a recently divorced schoolteacher, and Sheila Trask, a charismatic artist, intensifies into a turbulent, reckless relationship as Monica loses sight of her conventional values.

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An engrossing early novel from Joyce Carol Oates's earlier novels explores a fraught and perilous relationship between two women

Originally published in 1985, Solstice is the gripping story of Monica Jensen and Sheila Trask, two young women who are complete opposites yet find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. Monica is a shy, modest, and recently divorced school teacher while Sheila is a worldly, sophisticated, and nocturnal painter driven by the needs of her art. Over the months, their friendship deepens, first to love and then to a near-fatal obsession.

Engaging, dark, and mysterious, Solstice is Joyce Carol Oates's psychological masterpiece of friendship and fixation.

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An engrossing early novel from Joyce Carol Oates explores a fraught and perilous relationship between two women

Originally published in 1985, Solstice is the gripping story of Monica Jensen and Sheila Trask, two young women who are complete opposites yet find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. Monica is a shy, modest, and recently divorced schoolteacher, while Sheila is a worldly, sophisticated, and nocturnal painter driven by the needs of her art. Over the months, their friendship deepens, first to love and then to a near-fatal obsession.

Engaging, dark, and mysterious, Solstice is Joyce Carol Oates's psychological masterpiece of friendship and fixation.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Publisher: Ecco Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Joyce Carol Oates

Language: English

Street Date: March 19, 2019

TCIN: 91004867

UPC: 9780062795779

Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-9395

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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