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Mudwoman

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HarperCollins Publishers, Aug 1, 2012

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The ending of the book was rather unsatisfying. - Goodreads
My admiration of this great writer remains unwavering. - Goodreads
In another nod to Poe, the ending is ambiguous. - Goodreads
I did like the writing style. - Goodreads
Mudwoman" was my introduction to JCO's writing. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Chuck - Goodreads

As she becomes president of an unnamed Ivy League university, protagonist Meredith Ruth (a/k/a "MR" or "Merry") Neukirchen appears to have transcended a highly traumatic early life, but the title of ... Read full review

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User Review  - Kathy Conley - Goodreads

Mudwoman is a slippery, shifting novel, sometimes straight-forward, sometimes mysterious. Oates' main character, MRNeukirchen, aka Jewell Kraeck, aka Jedina Kraeck, embodies the idea that we don't ... Read full review

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About the author (2012)

Joyce Carol Oates has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers "We Were the Mulvaneys" and "Blonde" (a finalist for the National Book Award), and the "New York Times" bestsellers "The Falls" (winner of the 2005 Prix Femina) and The "Gravedigger's Daughter.

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