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The Painted Drum
The Painted Drum
Author: Louise Erdrich
ISBN: 433666
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 277
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Publisher: Harper Collins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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One of her best. It is a bit slow going in the first chapter, but qucikly picks up speed - fascinating story w. memorable characters
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Great discussion in our book group. Erdrich's characters are captivating. She is a wonderful storyteller.
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Definitely one of her best. Very thought provoking.
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We begin and end with two women, mother and daughter, who appraise estates for a living. Daughter Faye finds an Ojibwe moose-skin and cedar drum and she recognizes it as something with a history and of value that cannot be bought. She decides to rescue it.

We then learn, bit by bit, how the drum came to be and how it figured in so many lives over time. The stories are told with the usual sensitivity and care that have come to characterize Louse Erdrich's writing. It is fulfilling and illuminating.

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