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Book Description:
Now, from the award-winning author of Love Medicine, comes a vibrant tale of abandonment and sexual obsession, jealousy and unstinting love. On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. Orphaned in a most peculiar way, Karl and Mary look for refuge to their mother's sister Fritzie, who with her husband, Pete, runs a butcher shop. So begins an exhilerating 40-year saga brimming with unforgettable characters: Ordinary Mary, who causes a miracle ; seductive Karl, who lacks Mary's gift for survival; Sita, their lovely, disturbed, ambitious cousin; Wallace Pfef, a town leader bearing a lonely secret; Celestine James, a mixed-blood Chippewa; and her daughter, Dot. Theirs is a story grounded in the tenacity of relationships, the magic of natural events and the unending mystery of the human condition.
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Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Native American >> Erdrich, Louise
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Literary
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( E ) >> Erdrich, Louise
Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged)
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Diane B. (Full of unique characters and complicated relationships that make for a sad/funny family story.
Her writing is pitch-perfect and, often, breath-taking; Her stories are even better
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Another great novel by Louise Erdrich! I love this author. In the spring of 1932 two orphaned children arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota and look for refuge with their mother's sister. So begins a 40 year saga brimming with unforgettable characters!