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JoyceCarolOates'sWonderlandQuartetcomprisesfourremarkablenovelsthatexploresocialclassinAmericaandtheinnerlivesofyoungAmericans.SpanningfromtheGreatDepressiontotheturbulentVietnamWarera,"Wonderland"istheepicaccountofJesseVogel,aboywhoemergedfromafamilytragedywithhislifesparedbuthisworldtornapart.Orphanedafterwatchinghisfathermurderhisentirefamily,JesseembarksonapersonalodysseythattakeshimfromaDickensianfosterhometocollegeandgraduateschooltothepinnacleofthemedicalprofession.Asanadult,Jessemustsummonthestrengthtoreachacrossthe"generationgap"andrescuehisendangeredteenageddaughter,whohasfallenintothedrug-infused1960scounterculture.HailedbyLibraryJournalas"thegreatestofOates'snovels,""Wonderland"isthecapstoneofamagnificentliteraryexcursionthatplungesbeneaththeglossysurfaceofAmericanlife."Wonderland"isthefinalnovelinJoyceCarolOates'sWonderlandQuartet.Thebooksthatcompletethisacclaimedseries,"AGardenofEarthlyDelights,""ExpensivePeople,"andthem,arealsoavailablefromtheModernLibrary.J