Beautiful reissue of Louise Erdrich's most famous novel from one of the most celebrated ... more
American writers of her generation. Set on and around a North Dakota reservation 'Love Medicine' tells of the intertwined fates of two families the Lamartines an...
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Product details
EAN
9780006546191
Type
Fiction
Genre
Modern Fiction
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Title
Love Medicine
Author
Louise Erdrich
ISBN
0006546196
Manufacturer's product description
Beautiful reissue of Louise Erdrich's most famous novel from one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation. Set on and around a North Dakota reservation 'Love Medicine' tells of the intertwined fates of two families the Lamartines and the Kashpaws. The women at the heart of this extraordinary community are survivors in a harsh and tumultuous world united and sustained by the strength and diversity of their love -- the sweet delusion of the flesh; the powerful pull of blood ties; the affection for the old ways vying with the irresistible lure of the new. Their voices mingle and blend to form a continuous braided sequence of narratives which pulse with the sheer energy and drama of life. Greeted with great critical acclaim when first published in 1984 'Love Medicine' won the US National Book Critics' Circle Award. Louise Erdrich has now substantially revised and expanded the novel for this edition to complement its companion novels 'The Beet Queen Tracks' and 'The Bingo Palace'.
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