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The Plague of Doves

Louise Erdrich

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#1037 of 8,085 books · #265 in Crime & Thriller

Won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction (2009). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

The unsolved murder of a farm family still haunts the white small town of Pluto, North Dakota, generations after the vengeance exacted and the distortions of fact transformed the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation. Part Ojibwe, part white, Evelina Harp is an ambitious young girl prone to falling hopelessly in love. Mooshum, Evelina's grandfather, is a repository of family and tribal history with an all-too-intimate knowledge of the violent past. And Judge Antone Bazil Coutts, who bears witness, understands the weight of historical injustice better than anyone. Through the distinct and winning voices of three unforgettable narrators, the collective stories of two interwoven communities ultimately come together to reveal a final wrenching truth.

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Publisher
Harper Perennial
ISBN-13
9780060515133
Topics
Racial injustice and violenceNative American identity and historyFamily secrets across generations

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