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A Garden of Earthly Delights
A Garden of Earthly Delights | Joyce Carol Oates
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Joyce Carol Oatess Wonderland Quartet comprises four remarkable novels that explore social class in America and the inner lives of young Americans. In A Garden of Earthly Delights, Oates presents one of her most memorable heroines, Clara Walpole, the beautiful daughter of Kentucky-born migrant farmworkers. Desperate to rise above her haphazard existence of violence and poverty, determined not to repeat her mothers life, Clara struggles for independence by way of her relationships with four very different men: her father, a family man turned itinerant laborer, smoldering with resentment; the mysterious Lowry, who rescues Clara as a teenager and offers her the possibility of love; Revere, a wealthy landowner who provides Clara with stability; and Swan, Claras son, who bears the psychological and spiritual burden of his mothers ambition. A masterly work from a writer with the uncanny ability to give us a cinemascopic vision of her America (National Review), A Garden of Earthly Delights is the opening stanza in what would become one of the most powerful and engrossing story arcs in literature. A Garden of Earthly Delights is the first novel in the Wonderland Quartet. The books that complete this acclaimed series, Expensive People, them, and Wonderland, are also available from the Modern Library. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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A Garden of Earthly Delights | Joyce Carol Oates
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#LitsyWalkers I was out two hours today, but it was slow and not many steps, as I took a former colleague and some of her friends on a tour of the botanical garden where I volunteer. Haven‘t read the tagged book, but it fits what I refer to as my happy place.

AmyG I miss the green of plants. Looks lovely. 6y
Kaye Pretty ! 6y
Soubhiville Beautiful! What is it? 6y
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Lynnsoprano @Soubhiville It‘s a Jamaican poinsettia. Same plant family as the Christmas poinsettia but it‘s a small tree and flowers for several months. 6y
DarcysMom Gorgeous! 6y
Soubhiville Oh I would have never guessed that! It‘s lovely. 6y
Cathythoughts More beautiful pics ♥️👍🏻 6y
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In A Garden of Earthly Delights, Oates Clara Walpole, the beautiful daughter of migrant farmworkers. Desperate to rise above her existence of violence and poverty, determined not to repeat her mother‘s life, Clara's story focuses on her relationships four men: her father, the mysterious Lowry, who rescues Clara; wealthy Revere provides Clara with stability; Swan, Clara‘s son, bears the psychological and spiritual burden of his mother‘s ambition.

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