{"product_id":"9780802194022","title":"Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A quartet of shrewd and unnerving novellas about toxic entanglements” from the National Book Award–winning author (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most prominent writers of her generation, and she is fearless when exploring the most disturbing corners of human nature. In \u003ci\u003eEvil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Oates offers four chilling tales about love so powerful that people might die—or kill—for it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the title story, we meet Mariana, the young fourth wife of a prominent intellectual. When her husband’s first wife comes to visit, Mariana learns a terrible secret that threatens her marriage and sanity.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In “So Near Any Times Always,” shy teenager Lizbeth meets Desmond, a charming older boy who offers the first spark of romance. Yet as their relationship blossoms, Lizbeth realizes that a menacing soul lies beneath Desmond’s perfect façade.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In “The Execution,” spoiled college student Bart Hansen has planned the perfect crime to get back at his condescending parents. What he didn’t plan on was the resilience of his mother’s love, even in the face of death.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And in “The Flatbed,” childhood trauma has prevented Cecelia from enjoying physical intimacy with a man. But when she meets the love of her life, Cecelia must confront the demon who stole her innocence long ago.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With the razor-sharp prose that has made Joyce Carol Oates a living legend, \u003ci\u003eEvil Eye\u003c\/i\u003e shows love as sporadically magical, mysterious, and murderous.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A dazzling, disturbing, tour de force of Gothic suspense: four odd, compelling, ingeniously narrated tales that gain in power and resonance when read in conjunction with each other.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Exquisitely suspenseful. . . . The relationships between the damaged, sometimes monstrous individuals who people these pages will keep the reader riveted.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128055251184,"sku":"9780802194022","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802194022_p0.jpg?v=1769907555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802194022","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}