Dis mem ber : and other stories of mystery and suspense / Joyce Carol Oates.

ISBN: 9780802126528
ISBN: 0802126529
Physical Description: 237 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Mysterious Press, [2017]
Copyright: &copy;2017

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (author.). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Crawl space. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Heartbreak. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Drowned girl. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Situations. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Great blue heron. (Added Author). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Welcome to friendly skies. (Added Author).

Summary:

"In the title story, a precocious eleven-year-old named Jill is in thrall to an older male relative, the mysterious, attractive black sheep of the family. Without telling her parents Jill climbs into his sky-blue Chevy to be driven to an uncertain, and unforgettable, fate. In "The Drowned Girl," a university transfer student becomes increasingly obsessed with the drowning/murder of another female student, as her own sense of self begins to deteriorate. In "Great Blue Heron," a recent widow grieves inside the confines of her lakefront home and fantasizes about transforming into that great flying predator-unerring and pitiless in the hunt. And in the final story, "Welcome to Friendly Skies," a trusting group of bird-watchers is borne to a remote part of the globe, to a harrowing fate. At the heart of this meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting collection are girls and women confronting the danger around them, and the danger hidden inside their turbulent selves." -- Provided by publisher.