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TOMORROW'S CLASSICS\n\nA CONVERSATIONAL COMPANION TO YOUR FAVORITE BooKs  \n| BARNES &NoBLE®READER's COMPANION”  \u003Cbr>We Were the   |\n| --- |\n\nBARNES &NOBLE®READER's CoMPANIONToday's take on tomorrow's classics.  \nFICTION  \nTHE CORRECTIONS by Jonathan Franzen  \nI KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya AngelouTHE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy TanTHE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold  \nTHE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara KingsolverTHE RED TENT by Anita Diamant  \nWE WERE THE MULVANEYS by Joyce Carol OatesWHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith  \nNONFICTION  \nTHE ART OF WAR by Sun Tzu  \nA BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME by Stephen HawkingGUNS,GERMS,AND STEEL by Jared DiamondJOHN ADAMS by David McCullough  \n\n| BARNES &NOBLE®READER's COMPANION”  \u003Cbr>WeWerethe  \u003Cbr>BARNES  \u003Cbr>&NOBLE  \u003Cbr>B o o K S   |\n| --- |\n\nEDITORIAL DIRECTOR Justin KestleEXECUTIVE EDITOR Ben FlormanDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Tammy Hepps  \nSERIES EDITOR John CrowtherMANACING EDITOR Vincent Janoski  \nWRITER Barbara FisherEDITOR Matt BlanchardDESIGN Dan O.Williams,Matt Daniels  \nCopyright ◎2003 by SparkNotes LLC  \nCover photograph Christina's World (detail)by Andrew Wyeth,copyright ◎ Bettmann/Corbis  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in anymanner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher.  \nThis edition published by Spark Publishing  \nSpark Publishing  \nA Division of SparkNotes LLC120 Fifth Avenue,8th FloorNew York,NY 10011  \nAny book purchased without a cover is stolen property,reported as“unsold anddestroyed\"to the Publisher,who receives no payment for such“stripped books.”  \nISBN 1-58663-856-4  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request  \nPrinted and bound in the United States  \nContents  \nA TOUR OF THE NOVEL an overview of the book 1  \nTrouble in Paradise Joyce Carol Oates weaves a saga of familyhappiness,the pain of loss,and the struggle to pick up the pieces  \nJOURNEYS the characters and their stories 13  \nTests of Faith A once close-knit family grows apart after the catastropheof Maricnne's rape.  \nPOINTS OF VIEW conversations about We Were the Mulvaneys 21  \nBreaking the Silence in We Were the Mulvaneys,Oates forces us toconfront uncomfortable but pressing questions about family life in America.  \nA WRITER’S LIFE Joyce Carol Oates's story 49  \nThrough a Glass,Darkly Throughout her long career,Oates has turnedan unflinching gaze on the dark side of life in America.  \nTHE WORLD OUTSIDE the Mulvaneys'1970s America 53Survival of the Fittest Oates's picture of life in rural America in We Werethe Mulvaneys is far from an idyllic,postcard-perfect stereotype.  \nA BRIEF HISTORY critics respond to We Were the Mulvaneys 57American Gothic Meets Oprah Oates's twenty-sixth novel has provenone of her most successful among fans and literary critics alike.  \nEXPLORE books to consider reading next 59  \nOther Books of Interest Critics often describe Oates as particularlyfascinated 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