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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 husband, Pete, runs a butcher shop. So begins an exhilarating forty-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 tenancity of relationships, the magic of natural events and the unending mystery of the human condition.
Wonderful reading. Erdrich writes with compassion and insight into the human heart. This was a New York times bestseller & her previous book, Love Medicine, won many awards.
Wonderful reading. Erdrich writes with compassion and insight into the human heart. This was a New York times bestseller & her previous book, Love Medicine, won many awards.
