This book presents the unforgettable story of the rise fall and ultimateredemption of an American family. It was selected by the Oprah Winfrey BookClub. The Mul... » 

This book presents the unforgettable story of the rise fall and ultimateredemption of an American family. It was selected by the Oprah Winfrey BookClub. The Mulvaneys are seemingly blessed by everything that makes life sweet.They live together in the pictureperfect High Point Farm just outside thecommunity of Mt. Ephraim New York where they are respected and liked byeverybody. Yet something happens on Valentines Day 1976. An incidentinvolving Marianne Mulvaney the pretty sixteenyearold daughter is hushed upin the town and never discussed within the family. The impact of this eventreverberates throughout the lives of the characters. As told by Judd yearslater in an attempt to make sense of his own past reveals the unspoken truthsof that night that rends the fabric of the family life with tragicconsequences. In We Were the Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates the highlyacclaimed author of Blonde masterfully weaves an unforgettable story of therise fall and ultimate redemption of an American family. «