false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg 12524 4 In this Joyce Carol Oates's novel, a New England confidence man teaches his children the tricks of his trade and sends them out into the world to relieve suckers of their money. The book traces the Licht family's fortunes through the first three decades of the 20th century, as the children come of age, master their talents, and grow away from their father's beliefs. Abraham Licht is a charming but sinister man who is extremely attached to the haunted swamp adjacent to the family home. He schools his children in the arts of assuming new identities and turning one's back on the past, skills which Oates suggests come quite easily to Americans. Licht advises his youngest son, a boy ill-suited to grift, to "assemble your selves with grace," by which he means, be duplicitous and excel at it! Do not bare your heart! However, Abraham's lessons don't stick--one by one, Papa Licht's children let him down. The youngest son becomes a talented musician and composer, while the younger sister devotes herself to a life of helping others as a nurse and suffragette. The other children stick to grift but distance themselves from their father, which breaks his devilish heart. <I>My Heart Laid Bare</I> is a tragic family epic. It is a complicated, ambitious book crammed with ideas, crisply drawn characters, and American history. As Oates unfurls the tragedy, she describes many of the social movements of the early 20th century and posits that this country was shaped by charming, talented liars like the Lichts. <I>--Jill Marquis</I> 1415879 1998 My Heart Laid Bare total:116|5:29|4:41|3:38|2:6|1:2| 116 437 186 17 12524 0452280060 9780452280069 112 15 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12524.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 3 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 21:28:47 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 12:37:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 12524 0452280060 9780452280069 112 15 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12524.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 3 0 false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 15:52:16 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 09:42:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12524 0452280060 9780452280069 112 15 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12524.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 2 0 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 23:54:53 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 23:57:45 -0700 2009 if anyone has a suggestion as to the BEST oates i would love to hear it. i REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to like her because she has so much mate...more...]]> 12524 0452280060 9780452280069 112 15 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12524.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 4 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 11:42:24 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 13:36:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12524 0452280060 9780452280069 112 15 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504309m/12524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12524.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 3 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 08:20:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 06:43:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1425431 0525944427 9780525944423 4 2 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183488978m/1425431.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1425431.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 3 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Mon Aug 03 17:27:49 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 17:29:27 -0700 2009 1425431 0525944427 9780525944423 4 2 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183488978m/1425431.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1425431.My_Heart_Laid_Bare 0 0 false Sun Jan 04 17:41:36 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 17:19:45 -0700 2009
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