The Accursed A Novel
The Accursed A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates, published by HarperCollins on November 26, 2013, is presented in this First Paperback Edition with 704 pages. Set in Princeton, New Jersey, at the turn of the twentieth century, the narrative explores a genteel town that conceals dark and dangerous elements. As vampires and ghosts invade the dreams of its residents, a powerful curse begins to affect the elite families, leading to the mysterious disappearance of their daughters and the emergence of a terrifying underworld in the nearby Pine Barrens.
Readers will find a blend of fiction, literary elements, and historical context as the story unfolds. The plot follows a young bride who is abducted by a shape-shifting prince, possibly the devil, prompting her brother to embark on a perilous quest to rescue her. Along the way, he encounters notable figures such as Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Upton Sinclair, Jack London, and Mark Twain, all of whom are haunted by their own “accursed” visions. This edition invites readers into a richly woven tale that intertwines the supernatural with historical events and figures.
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Princeton, New Jersey, at the turn of the twentieth century: a genteel town for genteel souls. But something dark and dangerous lurks at its edges, corrupting and infecting its residents. Vampires and ghosts haunt the dreams of the innocent and a powerful curse besets the families of the elite–their daughters begin disappearing. And in the Pine Barrens that border the town, a lush and terrifying underworld opens up.
When a shape-shifting, vaguely European prince, who might just be the devil, abducts a young bride on the verge of the altar, her brother sets out against all odds to find her. His path will cross those of Princeton’s most formidable people, including Grover Cleveland, fresh out of his second term in the White House, soon-to-be commander in chief Woodrow Wilson, a complex individual obsessed to the point of madness with his need to retain power, the young idealist Upton Sinclair and his charismatic comrade Jack London, and the most famous writer of the era, Mark Twain–all of whom are plagued by “accursed” visions.
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