The Falls (Oates novel)
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| The Falls | |
| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Publisher | Ecco Press |
| Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 481 |
| ISBN | 0-06-072228-2 (first edition) |
| Preceded by | The Tattooed Girl |
| Followed by | Missing Mom |
The Falls is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, originally published in 2004 by the Ecco Press, and winner of the 2005 Prix Femina Etranger.
It tells the story of Ariah, a woman whose husband threw himself over Niagara Falls. The rest of the book is the story of her life and family, and how she finds love, then loses it when Ariah's new husband becomes engrossed in his work on what was to become the Love Canal case.
