num_pages: 72
description: In 
  We Were the Mulvaneys
, Joyce Carol Oates—one of the great figures in modern American fiction—explores a crisis in the life of a seemingly perfect American family...and the devastating consequences that follow. Get the most out of this enthralling novel with the help of this informative, illuminating Reader's Companion:Why do Marianne's parents banish her after she's raped?What have the Mulvaneys lost at the end of the novel? What have they gained?Why does Joyce Carol Oates consider We Were the Mulvaneys the novel closest to her heart?
language: English
title: We Were the Mulvaneys
titlecomplete: We Were the Mulvaneys (SparkNotes B&N Reader's Companion)
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Barnes & Noble