Book #17615

Black Water - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Joyce Carol Oates
Book #17615 Black Water - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Joyce Carol Oates.
Black Water - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Dutton, 1992.
ISBN: 0333580265

A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title page.


In the novel, Black Water, the protagonist, 16-year-old Melody, is the only survivor of a small group of people who are trapped on a small, uninhabited island. The group is attacked by a group of mercenaries, led by the ruthless and feared Captain. Melody manages to escape, but is left alone on the island with her thoughts and memories of the people she was with. The island becomes her home and she relies on it to help her heal after the trauma of the attack.; 8vo; Signed by Author.

Price: $90.00

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