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Breathe : a novel / Joyce Carol Oates.

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (author.).

Summary:

"Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own"-- Provided by publisher

At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood... and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own. They moved from Cambridge, MA to take residency at a distinguished academic institute in New Mexico. Gerard's mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, has uprooted their lives, but Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband, however fierce and selfless, is not enough to save him. -- Adapted from jacket.

Item details

ISBN: 9780063085473
ISBN: 006308547X
Physical Description: 364 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

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