Books like Because it is bitter, and because it is my heart by Joyce Carol Oates
In the early 1950s a New York industrial town, white Iris Courtney and black basketball star Jinx Fairchild bind over a secret and a killing. The crime runs through their relationship, exposing the harsh realities of race and love in a tightly knit community. Oates weaves violence and tenderness into a tale that questions destiny and the social divides of the era.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Joyce Carol Oates
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