Angel of Light

By Joyce Carol Oates

Book Overview

In her highly acclaimed novel Bellefleur; Joyce Carol Oates traced the American dream to its origin deep within our individual imaginations. In Angel of Light, she explores our political heritage and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525054839
• ISBN13: 9780525054832
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: E. P. Dutton
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 20.0" x 20.0" x 20.0"

Customer Reviews

No quarter for our enemies...

Politics. A failed marriage. The intricate world of Washington in the years of 1979-1980, without naming names, a gentle gloss over realities. The politics is just a backdrop, however, for the Halleck family. Maurice, the head of the family, leaves a drunken, convoluted confession and his car is found in a brackish swamp in a small Virginia town. His children, Owen and Kirsten, are convinced it is the doing of his wife and his long time friend (and wife's lover) Nick; everyone else is convinced it is a suicide due to his unscrupulous practices in D.C. The story follows the children and their plans to exact justice however they can. The characters are well written and realistic, and, although it might seem to end on a rather simplified note, it is a satisfying read.

A Greek Tragedy Murder Mystery

Maurice Halleck, direct descendent of 1850's anti-slavery martyr John Brown, is accused of wrongdoing and then found dead w/ a suicide note. His kids suspect foul play involving their mother and her lover. This unusually involving book by Oates uses family, politics, and history to weave a tale of justice against those in power.

Hamlet -- inside out and upside down

This story of the American political scene is one of loyalty and betrayal, revenge and forgiveness. It's the old two-men-in- love-with-one-woman tale but this time with a twist: save a life and share a love.When Maurice Halleck dies in disgrace his children vow to kill his betrayers -- their mother and her lover. It's a thriller that takes a good, hard look at the alienation of youth.