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A garden of earthly delights, by Joyce Carol Oates

Label
A garden of earthly delights, by Joyce Carol Oates
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
A garden of earthly delights
Oclc number
289595
Responsibility statement
by Joyce Carol Oates
Series statement
A Fawcett Crest book, P1909
Summary
The book describes the early life of Clara Walpole, the daughter of a migrant farm worker; her life after she leaves her father; her romance with a rum-runner; and her marriage to a rich man, whom she convinces is the father of her illegitimate baby. The final part of the novel deals with the childhood and adolescence of Swan, the son
Table Of Contents
Carleton -- Lowry -- Swan
Content
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