The Gravedigger's Daughter
Download or Read eBook The Gravedigger's Daughter PDF written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joyce Carol Oates |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 816 |
| Release | : 2009-10-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780061744723 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0061744727 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Gravedigger's Daughter by : Joyce Carol Oates
Book excerpt: Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out into America. Embarking upon an extraordinary odyssey of erotic risk and ingenious self-invention, she seeks renewal, redemption, and peace—on the road to a bittersweet and distinctly “American” triumph.
