Carthage: A Novel

• Carthage.

A mesmerizing novel that examines grief faith justice and the atrocities of war through the story of a young girl s disappearance in a small adirondack townZeno mayfield s daughter has disappeared into the night gone missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks But when the community of Carthage joins a her s frantic search for the girl they discover the unlikeliest of suspects a decorated Iraq War veteran with close ties to the Mayfield family As grisly evidence s against the troubled war hero the family must wrestle with the possibility of having lost a daughter forever Carthage plunges us deep into the psyche of a wounded young corporal haunted by unspeakable acts of wartime aggression while unraveling the story of a disaffected young girl whose exile from her family may have come long before her disappearance Dark and riveting Carthage is a powerful addition to the Joyce Carol Oates canon one that explores the human capacity for violence love and forgiveness and asks if it s ever truly possible to come home again A young girl s disappearance rocks a community and a family in this stirring examination of grief faith justice and the atrocities of war from Joyce Carol Oates one of the great artistic forces of our time The Nation Powerful and absorbing as the story of Cressida s disappearance unfolds and the possibility of either a reunion or another hideous disappointment for her family looms it s easy to see why Oates has been so important for so long She has the immeasurable gift of vitality and Carthage is yet another formidable novel USA Today 3 stars Cressida Mayfield has gone missing in the wilds of the Adirondacks But when the community of Carthage joins her her s frantic search for the girl they discover the unlikeliest of suspects a decorated Iraq War veteran with close ties to the Mayfield family As grisly evidence s against the troubled war hero the family must wrestle with the possibility of havin