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A happy farm family falls apart after a hidden event
1996Slow paceMelancholic
What it is about
The Mulvaneys are a lively family on a farm in upstate New York. After an event involving their daughter Marianne, the father’s reaction slowly tears them apart. The story is told by the youngest son.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like serious family sagas.
What you will get
An Oprah’s Book Club pick.
We Were the Mulvaneys Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Family · Trauma · Shame
Length
454 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
The Mulvaney family.
Setting
A farm in upstate New York in the 1970s.
What makes it different
A quiet portrait of how a family can fracture.
Feel
Sad, tender and realistic.
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