{"product_id":"the-female-of-the-species-tales-of-mystery-and-suspense-paperback","title":"The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young wife is home alone when the phone rings in \"So Help Me God.\" Is the strange voice flirting with her from the other end of the line her jealous husband laying a trap, or a stranger who knows entirely too much about her? In \"Madison at Guignol\" an unhappy fashionista discovers a secret door inside her favorite clothing store and insists the staff let her enter. But even her fevered imagination cannot anticipate the horror they have been hiding from her. In these and other gripping and disturbing tales, women are confronted by the evil around them and surprised by the evil they find within themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wicked insight, Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates why the females of the species--be they six-year-old girls, seemingly devoted wives, or aging mothers--are by nature more deadly than the males. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003cbr\u003e\"Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, one taste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that s how it is with Joyce Carol Oates s new collection.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young wife is home alone when the phone rings in \"So Help Me God.\" Is the strange voice flirting with her from the other end of the line her jealous husband laying a trap, or a stranger who knows entirely too much about her? In \"Madison at Guignol\" an unhappy fashionista discovers a secret door inside her favorite clothing store and insists the staff let her enter. But even her fevered imagination cannot anticipate the horror they have been hiding from her. In these and other gripping and disturbing tales, Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates why the females of the species be they six-year-old girls, seemingly devoted wives, or aging mothers are by nature more deadly than the males. \u003cbr\u003e\"As ever, Oates shocks, delights and amuses because she's so good at what she does.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With the protagonists in \u003ci\u003eThe Female of the Species\u003c\/i\u003e, [Oates is] at the top of her form . . . Nobody does that kind of well-written spookiness quite like Oates.\" \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the winner of the National Book Award. Among her major works are \u003ci\u003eWe Were the Mulvaneys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New Jersey. \u003cbr\u003eAn Otto Penzler Book\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.98 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53360578167149,"sku":"9780156030274","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/Ry9PMGpFeDVtUVNHM3BCSW4rUGl0dz09.webp?v=1779378910","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-female-of-the-species-tales-of-mystery-and-suspense-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}