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A senator seduces young Kelly Kelleher at a Fourth of July picnic, and as they head for his hotel, his rented Toyota swerves off the unnamed road and into the black water. Reprint. NYT.
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A dark, breathing taking, story about a young woman involved in a car accident and what goes through her mind as she hopes to be rescued and the water is slowly filling the car. We meet her parents, friends, and ex-lover all during the time she hopes against hope the rescuers will arrive in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Elizabeth Anne Kelleher AKA Kelly Kelleher: Single, 26 year old college graduate attends a fourth of July party at her friend's home in Maine.
- The Senator: Older man, Democratic Party senator. Also attends the fourth of July party.
- Buffy St. John: Lover of Ray Annick and at whose home the party is held.
- Carl Spader: Add a description of this character.
- Ray Annick: A lawyer and friend of The Senator.
- Lisa
- Artie Kelleher
- Stacey
- Grandma
- Lucius
- Grandpa Doc
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First Sentence edit
THE RENTED TOYOTA, DRIVEN WITH SUCH IMPATIENT exuberence by The Senator, was speeding along the unpaved unnamed road, taking the turns in giddy skidding slides, and then, with no warning, somehow the car had gone off the road and had overturned in the black rushing water, listing to its passenger's side, rapidly sinking.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 201104 of 31 in The Bibliophile Club - Monthly Selected Reads. (community list)
This is book 4 of 11 in The Bibliophile Club - Selected Reads of 2011. (community list)
This is book 225 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joyce Carol Oates (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0525934553
Page Count: 160
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0525934553
Page Count: 160
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1993: Fiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1992: Fiction)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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