As I Lay Dying  by William Faulkner

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As I Lay Dying
288 pages; Random House Publishing Group

At the heart of the novel beats a family's response to the loss of the most important person in their lives. They laugh, they curse, they fight, they bleed, they break, they love, they endure—just like we do.
Featured in Oprah's Book Club 2005