Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates

Black Water : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780452269866 : 0452269865 : 01 May 1993 : The senator. The girl. The accident. In her most powerful novel to date, Oates creates an unforgettable allegory about power, morals, and ambition. The ghost of an American tragedy is resurrected in order to give voice to its silenced victim--an idealistic young woman too easily seduced by our fairy tales.