Book
Breathe : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063085473 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 364 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Subject: | Married people > Fiction. Sick > Fiction. Diagnostic errors > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Oates | 31681010245017 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own"-- - Baker & Taylor
After her husband comes down with a mysterious illness, Michaela contemplates widowhood at age 37 and refuses to surrender her love, in the new novel from the best-selling and prize-winning author of The Falls. 75,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
A NOVEL OF LOVE AND LOSS FROM BESTSELLING AND PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR JOYCE CAROL OATES
Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own.Â
In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense, Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband, however fierce and selfless, is not enough to save him and that his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at deathâis this the blessing of a unique married love, or a curse that must be exorcized?
Part intimately detailed love story, part horror story rooted in real life, BREATHE is an exploration of hauntedness rooted in the domesticity of marital love, as well as our determination both to be faithful to the beloved and to survive the trauma of loss.
