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Wonderland
Wonderland
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Nominated for the National Book Award in 1971, Wonderland is the haunting story of Jesse Vogel. Froma boyhood shattered by the loss of his family, thorugh the rigors of medical school and the demanding life of neurosurgery, to the overwhelming loss of his daughter in the counterculture of the sixties, Jesse is in pursuit of "an American selfhoo...  more »
ISBN: 76269
Pages: 511
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Publisher: Quality Paperback Book Club
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I never was sure how the title wonderland fit into the story, but I was kept in thrall by the tale of Jesse Vogul. From his painful childhood through the years to adulthood, it was hard to put this book down, as I waited to see what would become of the main character.


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