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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
Awards
Edgar Award (Nominee — 2014)
Anthony Award (Nominee — 2014)
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (Fiction — 2013)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2013-06-04