‘The story of Trump’s America’ Daily Mail ‘Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists’ Observer ‘A magnificent story of two broken families, both steeped in grief’ Independent ‘Icily subtle … at its spine-tingling best when staring into the dark, a sliver away from the Gothic’ Spectator ‘Dramatic, dazzling, ingenious, agile … her uniquely sane, empathetic voice seems particularly vital and timely during Trump’s presidency’ Literary Review ‘The most relevant book of Oates’s half-century-long career . . . a masterpiece’ Washington Post ‘Oates's American saga captivates because it exists within an actual drama playing out across the country. A graceful and excruciating story of two families who do not live very far apart, but exist in different realities’ USA Today

• Uses the sweeping story of two contrasting families to explore the divisions in American society that recent politics have exposed • Offers a nuanced view of life in the American ‘rust belt’, as seen in J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy (13K TCM) • Abortion, gun crime, capital punishment: this is overflowing with controversial discussion points and perfect for readers’ groups • The Abortionist’s Daughter (Elisabeth Hyde) sold 274K TCM • ‘The most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going’ Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl Competition: We Have Always Lived In The Castle; My Name Is Lucy Barton; Gustav Sonata; We Need To Talk About Kevin; Essex Serpent; We Have Always Lived In The Castle; The Heart'S Invisible Furies; Age Of Anger; Wait For Me, Jack; Perfume River; Moonglow. Helen Dunmore;Lionel Shriver; Joyce Carol Oates; Ann Patchett; Rose Tremain; Elizabeth Strout; Shirley Jackson; Sarah Perry; Jon McGregor; Paul Auster; John Boyne; Pankaj Mishra; Addison Jones; Robert Olen Butler; Michael Chabon;