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Absolutely Revolting
Fiction

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Corsair $32.99 pb, 384 pp, 9781472151872

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Some books in a writer's oeuvre are like beacons. Louise Erdrich has shone such lights before, but in a prolific career – this is her fifteenth novel – LaRose is perhaps her brightest. A story of traditional justice, vengeance, and healing, LaRose is also a cohesive weaving of intergenerational stories that links back to the beginning of a writing career spanning more than thirty years.

 


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LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Corsair $32.99 pb, 384 pp, 9781472151872

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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