A Book of American Martyrs

A Book of American Martyrs (2017) is a novel by the American author, Joyce Carol Oates. The story chronicles two American families, the Voorhees' and the Dunphy's, whose faith and convictions are vastly different. The story begins with the aftermath of the November 1999 murder of Dr. Gus Voorhees by Luther Amos Dunphy. Broadly, Oates' story explores the abortion debate in the United States, with a primary focus on exploring the growing divide and conflict between pro-choice and pro-life movements, a well as anti-abortion violence[1][2][3]. The story is set in a small town in Ohio.

A Book of American Martyrs
AuthorJoyce Carol Oates
Published in English
2017

References
  1. Mathis, Ayana (February 16, 2017). "Joyce Carol Oates's Novel Plumbs the Depths of America's Abortion War". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Wagner, Erica (June 11, 2017). "A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates review – gripping fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. Scholes, Lucy (May 31, 2017). "A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates, book review: It's perhaps not the novel about the abortion debate some might have been hoping for". The Independent. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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