A review by abroadwell
Cardiff, by the Sea: Four Novellas of Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates

4.0

Joyce Carol Oates is so terrific that we take her for granted. The first novella here, "Cardiff, by the sea", is totally captivating as we follow the point of view of a an adoptee who discovers that she has inherited property in rural Maine. Meeting her odd surviving birth family and learning the tragic history drive her to either discovery or madness!