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A Book of American Martyrs: A Novel
A Book of American Martyrs A Novel
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
A powerfully resonant and provocative novel from American master and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates In this striking, enormously affecting novel, Joyce Carol Oates tells the story of two very different and yet intimately linked American families. Luther Dunphy is an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God?...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780062643056
ISBN-10: 0062643053
Publication Date: 10/10/2017
Pages: 768
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Ecco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 4
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Luther Dunphy is a very religious man who believes his goal is to do right to Jesus. Augustus Voorhees is a doctor who believes his goal is to do right by women.
Dunphy does his duty by killing Voorhees at a clinic.
The story is then told from the perspectives of the two men's daughters. One facing the need to follow in her father's expectations, the other trying to find herself after the loss of her father.

This novel was so good. No matter what your beliefs are, both are represented in a caring, kind manner. Definitely one of the authors best works.


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