My Heart Laid Bare
by Joyce Carol Oates
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Joyce Carol Oates's novel is a panoramic saga beginning in the 17th century and coming to its dramatic conclusion in the late 1990s. Oates details the fortunes and sorrows of the Licht family of New York State, and the ways in which the fruits of a crime can continue to blossom even after the passage of centuries. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
Editions of My Heart Laid Bare
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1998 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1999 |
Price $1.00 |
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Publisher Notes
Mythic in scope and ballad-like in the telling, "My Heart Laid Bare" is the sweeping saga of the fortunes and misfortunes of a family of enterprising confidence artists in 19th-century America.
Media Reviews
"[O]ne of her most inventive and entertaining yet....That the result is so irresistibly comic is so much frosting on a sumptuous cake..."
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