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Broke Heart Blues
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Broke Heart Blues
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Finlay Stevenson, Cassandra Campbell, Fred Berman, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In the heart of a languid July, eleven-year-old John Reddy Heart drives a traffic-stopping, salmon-colored Cadillac into the quiet upstate town of Willowsville, New York.
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Broke Heart Blues
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Finlay Stevenson, Cassandra Campbell, Fred Berman, Brittany Pressley, Linda Jones, Vas Eli, Barton Caplan, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Joyce Carol Oates
- Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 11-19-24
- Language: English
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Flint Kill Creek
- Stories of Mystery and Suspense
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Kelli Tager
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant writing; wretched narration!
- By howshermun on 11-16-24
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Flint Kill Creek
- Stories of Mystery and Suspense
- Narrated by: Kelli Tager
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-05-24
- Language: English
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Bellefleur
- Gothic Saga Series, Book 1
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4 out of 5 stars 50
A wealthy and notorious clan, the Bellefleurs live in a region not unlike the Adirondacks, in an enormous mansion on the shores of mythic Lake Noir. They own vast lands and profitable businesses, they employ their neighbors, and they influence the government....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Old School Gothic Literature (Not a beach read)
- By Keijon ford on 05-01-20
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Bellefleur
- Gothic Saga Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Series: Gothic Saga Series, Book 1
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-31-20
- Language: English
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What I Lived For
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 28 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
Jerome "Corky" Corcorn. A money-juggling wheeler dealer, rising politico, popular man's man, and successful womanizer. It is a Memorial Day weekend, and we are about to live with him, breathe with him, and sweat with him....
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1 out of 5 stars
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A challenge to get through..
- By Notsokeen on 04-13-20
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What I Lived For
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 28 hrs
- Release date: 07-23-19
- Language: English
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High Crime Area
- Tales of Darkness and Dread
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Ray Chase, Donna Postel, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
In the title story, a white aspiring professor is convinced she is being followed. No need to panic - she has a handgun stowed away in her purse, just in case....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Dark, Disturbing, Thought provoking.
- By Matthew S. Hill on 03-18-17
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High Crime Area
- Tales of Darkness and Dread
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Ray Chase, Donna Postel, Luci Christian, Tamara Marston, Chris Patton
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-14-14
- Language: English
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The (Other) You
- Stories
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
In this stirring, reflective collection of short stories, Joyce Carol Oates ponders alternate destinies: the other lives we might have led if we’d made different choices. An accomplished writer returns to her childhood home of Yewville, but the homecoming stirs troubled thoughts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Betsy Ross on 01-28-23
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The (Other) You
- Stories
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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Beautiful Days
- Stories
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Stephen Graybill, Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 27
The diverse stories of Beautiful Days explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poor editing
- By Needles on 11-18-18
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Beautiful Days
- Stories
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Stephen Graybill, Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-06-18
- Language: English
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A Bloodsmoor Romance
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 29 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
A satirical, often surreal, and beautifully plotted Gothic romance that follows the exploits of the audacious Zinn sisters, whose 19th-century pursuit of adventurous lives turns a lens on contemporary American culture....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unbearable narration!
- By Christine Crater on 03-20-23
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A Bloodsmoor Romance
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Series: Gothic Saga Series, Book 2
- Length: 29 hrs
- Release date: 04-28-20
- Language: English
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Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Cheryl Smith
- Length: 30 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4 out of 5 stars 121
The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society by one of our most enduringly popular and important writers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A New All Time Favorite
- By Meg on 06-22-20
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Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cheryl Smith
- Length: 30 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-09-20
- Language: English
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A Book of American Martyrs
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Tavia Gilbert, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4 out of 5 stars 133
Luther Dunphy is an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God's will when he assassinates an abortion provider in his small Ohio town....
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1 out of 5 stars
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NO! Just NO! INSULTING!
- By Jill Reynolds on 06-01-17
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A Book of American Martyrs
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Tavia Gilbert, Kirsten Potter
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-07-17
- Language: English
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American Appetites
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Ian and Glynnis McCullough are the envy of their affluent friends. But suddenly, an unexpected plea for help and a cancelled check send their tranquility spinning out of control....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Book By Joyce Carol Oates
- By Jason on 12-06-12
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American Appetites
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-14-10
- Language: English
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Evil Eye
- Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Luci Christian, Chris Patton, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 59
Listeners know that few authors are able to create an atmosphere of unease and terror as well as Oates, a fact confirmed by the four novellas presented here....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Some of the stories are excellent!
- By Matthew S. Hill on 03-29-17
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Evil Eye
- Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Luci Christian, Chris Patton, Tamara Marston
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-03-13
- Language: English
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Extenuating Circumstances
- A Treasury of Crime & Suspense Fiction
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting stores
- By Polly on 06-11-24
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Extenuating Circumstances
- A Treasury of Crime & Suspense Fiction
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-28-22
- Language: English
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Babysitter
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne, Max Meyers
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 91
From one of America’s most renowned storytellers—the best-selling author of Blonde—comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insidious Evil
- By Edward Martinez on 09-09-22
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Babysitter
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne, Max Meyers
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-23-22
- Language: English
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The Falls
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4 out of 5 stars 102
A man climbs over the railings and plunges into Niagara Falls....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clean Out Your Ears
- By Harry I. Shuman on 07-26-05
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The Falls
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-23-04
- Language: English
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Butcher
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Amy Shiels, Edoardo Ballerini, Cassandra Campbell, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
From one of our most accomplished storytellers, Butcher is an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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JCO is a treasure
- By wooden indian on 10-16-24
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Butcher
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Amy Shiels, Edoardo Ballerini, Cassandra Campbell, Robert Fass, Tavia Gilbert, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Danny Campbell, Max Meyers
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-21-24
- Language: English
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Cardiff, by the Sea
- Four Novellas of Suspense
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
In these psychologically daring, chillingly suspenseful pieces, the author of We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde writes about women facing threats past and present....-
5 out of 5 stars
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All stories in collection
- By Betsy Ross on 12-10-22
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Cardiff, by the Sea
- Four Novellas of Suspense
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-27-20
- Language: English
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Fox
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Dark secrets surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school.
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Fox
- A Novel
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 06-17-25
- Language: English
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A Widow's Story
- A Memoir
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Ellen Parker
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 243
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 185
In a work unlike anything she's written before, Joyce Carol Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband and the aftermath....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Breathless!
- By Pamela Harvey on 02-18-11
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A Widow's Story
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Ellen Parker
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-15-11
- Language: English
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The Accursed
- By: Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 143
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 142
Princeton, New Jersey, at the turn of the 20th century: a tranquil place to raise a family, a genteel town for genteel souls....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Social Issues Abound in Mixed Genre--
- By Jackie on 03-10-13
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The Accursed
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Gothic Saga Series, Book 5
- Length: 22 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-05-13
- Language: English
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