264 pp. 8vo. A novel by the National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee. "As Rosamond Smith, Joyce Carol Oates has explored the secret kinship of twins, often depicted as diabolical doubles who are mirror-images of our darker more violent selves. In Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon, she takes this scenario to terrifying new heights as we enter the mind and heart of a female serial killer who seeks refuge with her estranged twin sister. When Lily Merrick's twin returns home after 15 years, Lily is overjoyed. What she has no way of knowing is that, under the alias Starr Bright, Sharon has left a trail of murdered men in seedy motel rooms across the country. She is driven by an insatiable need for love and security, yet has found only lust and degradation and time and again, a murderous rage forces her to strike out against them. A novel of tense and mesmerizing power, Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon is a haunting exploration of the helplessness and rage buried deep in the female psyche-- and of the intimate, unspoken bond sisters share."
