First published in 2013 by Mysterious Press,
an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, New York.
This edition first published in the UK in 2013 by Head of Zeus Ltd.
Copyright © Joyce Carol Oates, 2013
The moral right of Joyce Carol Oates to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN (HB): 9781781850657
ISBN (TPB): 9781781850664
ISBN (E): 9781781852477
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