An edition of The Falls (2004)

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Cover of: The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates, Joyce Carol Oates
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An edition of The Falls (2004)

The Falls

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  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 2 Have read

This work of literary fiction explores the dark side of family relationships. Romance noir defiles the pages paralleling the plight of Love Canal. As the nuclear age dawns on Upstate New York, the region careens into a new era with little care for the working poor.

The narration hops from family member to family member across time weaving a curse.

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HarperPerennial
Pages
400

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Subjects

Novel, Fiction, Suicide victims, Historical Fiction, Waterfalls, Family relationships, Widows, Women, Domestic Violence, Murder, brownfields, science, Radioactive waste disposal, Environmental aspects, Families, Fiction, psychological, Widows, fiction, New york (state), fiction

People

Ralph Nader, Ariah Burnaby Fictitious Character, Dirk Burnaby Fictitious Character, Royall Burnaby Fictitious Character

Places

New York (State), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), Niagara Falls (N.Y.), Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Times

1950-1978

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Cover of: The Falls
The Falls
July 4, 2005, HarperPerennial
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Cover of: The falls
The falls: a novel
2004, Ecco
in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: The Falls
The Falls
September 6, 2004, Fourth Estate, Fourth Estate Ltd
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Cover of: The Falls
The Falls: A Novel (Oates, Joyce Carol)
September 14, 2004, Ecco
Hardcover in English
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First Sentence

"At the time unknown, unnamed, the individual who was to throw himself into the Horseshoe Falls appeared to the gatekeeper of the Goat Island Suspension Bridge at approximately 6:15 A.M."

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PS3565.A8

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OL7263838M
Internet Archive
fallsnovel0000oate_s3e1
ISBN 10
0007196741
ISBN 13
9780007196746
Library Thing
3578
Goodreads
815690

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