A review by harvio
The Barrens: A Novel of Suspense by Rosamond Smith, Joyce Carol Oates

3.0

- I quite enjoyed Oates' "We Were The Mulvaneys" and so I thought I'd try another by the same author. Firstly, I cannot see the point of printing on the cover "Joyce Carol Oates writing as Rosamond Smith". There are a number of reasons for an established author to publish under a pseudonym, but placing both names on the cover makes every reason moot. Secondly, well, it was only a so-so suspense novel all-in-all.