{"product_id":"marya-joyce-carol-oates-9780062269218","title":"Marya: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood, her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City, and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in the confines of Innisfail, a bleak town in upstate New York, bright and curious Marya endures abandonment, betrayal, and loneliness. A college scholarship offers escape, taking her to New York City, where she makes a name for herself in academic and literary circles. But success cannot overcome the damage of her childhood, pain that haunts Marya's personal, professional, and romantic relationships, and has left her unmoored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychologically nuanced, rich in insight and emotional complexity, told with the unsettling power of Joyce Carol Oates's gothic novels, \u003cem\u003eMarya: A Lif\u003c\/em\u003ee is an intense look into the psyche of a young woman and an illuminating exploration of how the past reverberates throughout our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joyce Carol Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062269216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062269218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988789100799,"sku":"9780062269218","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c5f734b-ac9d-4305-b1f7-d5cd1a139c38.jpg?v=1683296402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marya-joyce-carol-oates-9780062269218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}