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Overview"An incomparable master storyteller in all forms, in The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Joyce Carol Oates spins six imaginative tales of suspense. ""The Corn Maiden"" is the gut-wrenching story of Marissa, a beautiful and sweet, but somewhat slow, eleven-year-old girl with hair the color of corn silk. Her single mother comes home one night to find her missing and panics, frantically knocking on the doors of her neighbors. She finally calls the police, who want to know why she left her young daughter alone until 8:00 o'clock. Suspicion falls on a computer teacher at her school with no alibi for the time of the abduction. Obvious clues--perhaps too obvious--point directly to him. Unsuspected is Judah (born Judith), an older girl from the same school who has told two friends in her thrall of the Indian legend of the Corn Maiden, a girl sacrificed to ensure a good crop. The seemingly inevitable fate of Marissa becomes ever more terrifying as Judah relishes her power, leading to unbearable tension with a shocking conclusion. ""Helping Hands,"" published here for the first time, begins with an apparently optimistic line: ""He came into her life when it had seemed to her that her life was finished."" A lonely woman meets a man in the unlikely clutter of a dingy charity shop and extends friendliness, which soon turns to quiet and unacknowledged desire. With the mind-set of a victim, struggling to overcome her shyness and fears, she has no idea what kinds of doors she may be opening. The powerful stories in this extraordinary collection further enhance Joyce Carol Oates's standing as one of the world's greatest writers of suspense." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor of Humanities Joyce Carol Oates (Princeton University) , Adam Verner , Professor Christine Williams (University of Texas Austin)Publisher: HighBridge Audio Imprint: HighBridge Audio Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 14.90cm Weight: 0.259kg ISBN: 9781611746013ISBN 10: 1611746019 Pages: 9 Publication Date: 01 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsA fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. The Bookwatch This chilling audio edition of the latest collection offers up a selection of seven dark and psychologically thrilling tales. Publishers Weekly A fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. -- The Bookwatch This chilling audio edition of the latest collection offers up a selection of seven dark and psychologically thrilling tales. -- Publishers Weekly This chilling audio edition of the latest collection offers up a selection of seven dark and psychologically thrilling tales. -- Publishers Weekly A fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. -- The Bookwatch This chilling audio edition of the latest collection offers up a selection of seven dark and psychologically thrilling tales. Publishers Weekly A fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. The Bookwatch A fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. The Bookwatch A fine account makes for a vivid set of tales recommended for any mystery audio collection. -- The Bookwatch Author InformationJoyce Carol Oates is the award-winning author of such national bestsellers as The Falls, Blonde, and We Were the Mulvaneys. Her other titles include Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense, The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror, and Jack of Spades. Coming soon... Coming soon... Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |