{"product_id":"we-were-the-mulvaneys-9780452282827","title":"We Were the Mulvaneys","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Oprah Book Club(R) selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet. But something happens on Valentine's Day, 1976--an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home--that rends the fabric of their family life...with tragic consequences. Years later, the youngest son attempts to piece together the fragments of the Mulvaneys' former glory, seeking to uncover and understand the secret violation that brought about the family's tragic downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfoundly cathartic, this extraordinary novel unfolds as if Oates, in plumbing the darkness of the human spirit, has come upon a source of light at its core. Moving away from the dark tone of her more recent masterpieces, Joyce Carol Oates turns the tale of a family struggling to cope with its fall from grace into a deeply moving and unforgettable account of the vigor of hope and the power of love to prevail over suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's the novel closest to my heart....I'm deeply moved that Oprah Winfrey has selected this novel for Oprah's Book Club, a family novel presented to Oprah's vast American family.\"--Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452282827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.77h x 5.96w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2014 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e56913 \/ We Were the Mulvaneys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637479174300,"sku":"9780452282827","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ec8227d9-7943-4ea0-bc65-016a2b7ccfb3.jpg?v=1603844874","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-were-the-mulvaneys-9780452282827","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}