Description
An anti-abortion activist’s shocking act of violence ignites a chain reaction that reaches far beyond the moment itself, colliding with the lives of two men whose convictions—though rooted in different forms of faith—make them martyrs in the eyes of others. As the aftermath unfolds, the stories of the Voorhees and the Dunphys come into sharp focus, revealing how belief, grief, and moral certainty can fracture families while also binding them together. Joyce Carol Oates crafts a tense, psychologically driven narrative that examines the cost of fanaticism, the complexity of conscience, and the ways communities assign meaning to suffering. With her signature intensity and literary precision, the novel turns a national controversy into an intimate study of love, loyalty, and the dangerous momentum of ideology.
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paperback
Harper Collins Export Editions
Published Jun 1, 2017
736 pages
ISBN: 9780008221683
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates.