The novel is a Gothic saga of the Bellefleur family spanning several generations. The two focal characters are the wealthy and powerful Gidion Bellfleur and his beautiful and psychic spouse, Leah.
A wealthy and notorious clan, the Bellefleurs live in a region not unlike the Adirondacks, in an enormous mansion on the shores of mythic Lake Noir. They own vast lands and profitable …
Bellefleur by Joyce Carol Oates is a magical realist novel about the Bellefleur family, who live in a mansion in a mythical version of Upstate New York, on the banks of the fictional Lake Noir.
Central to the novel is the Bellefleur family—a wealthy, notorious clan dominating a vast mountainous area in the Eastern United States. The Bellefleurs, with their complicated dynamics and...
"Bellefleur" by Joyce Carol Oates is a sweeping narrative that traces the tumultuous history of the Bellefleur family, beginning with the patriarch Jean Pierre Bellefleur, who emigrates from France to …
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