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Highlights
- From New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich comes a haunting novel that continues the rich and enthralling Ojibwe saga begun in her novel Tracks.After taking her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength, the strange and compelling Fleur Pillager walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
- Author(s): Louise Erdrich
- 240 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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In the world of interconnected novels, this story is closely linked to "Tracks." The tale elaborates the intricate story of life on a reservation peopled by saints and false saints, heroes and sinners, clever fools and tenacious women.Book Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich comes a haunting novel that continues the rich and enthralling Ojibwe saga begun in her novel Tracks.
After taking her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength, the strange and compelling Fleur Pillager walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She is seeking restitution from and revenge on the lumber baron who has stripped her tribe's land. But revenge is never simple, and her intentions are complicated by her dangerous compassion for the man who wronged her.
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After taking her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength, the strange, compelling Fleur Pillager walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She seeks restitution from and revenge on the lumber baron who has stripped her reservation. But revenge is never simple, and her intentions are complicated by her dangerous compassion for the man who wronged her.
Review Quotes
"Powerful and haunting." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"Stunning flights of lyricism." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Vividly evoked ...A welcome addition, then, to a uniquely enthralling and important American story." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Fleur's story, along with comic subplots involving the narrators, is marked by imagery both poetic and moving." -- Library Journal
"Great originality and charm." -- Entertainment Weekly
"FOUR SOULS juxtaposes ... the ribald and the elegiac." -- Atlantic Monthly