The Plague of Doves: A Novel (P.S.)

The Plague of Doves: A Novel (P.S.)
by Louise Erdrich

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Author: Louise Erdrich
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-12
ISBN: 0060515139
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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Book Review: Brutal, crazy and in the end stunning!
Summary: 5 Stars

I first came to know Erdrich after reading "The Master Butchers Singing Club" a couple years ago and loved it. I since have gone back and read "Tracks" and "The Painted DruM" which I found equally as good. So it was a happy surprise to find "The Plague of Doves" at my book store the other day and I am happy to report she has written another book that I cant stop thinking about. The book begins with the 1911 murders of a North Dakota farm family. Only a baby daughter is spared. But when a group of destitute Indians come upon the scene they find the baby but fear the murders will be blamed on them. Instead they leave an unsigned note for the local sheriff in hopes he will find the baby. Things go horribly wrong though and a posse is formed and the Indians lynched. This scene in the book is very powerful and brought back memories of "The Ox-Bow Incident" (highly recommended by the way). This might be an entire plot line for a novel but it is just the opening scene here. Over the next 100 years the lives of the relatives of the Indians and the lynch Mob continue to intersect in this small town and the sins of their ancestors continue to haunt them. Like pieces of a puzzle the author tells their stories through the decades, at times they seem to be going in opposite directions, but in the end the author brings it all together in a stunning conclusion. This is a deeply layered novel with many voices that could have become a mess in unskilled hands (in fact there were times I was scratching my headtrying to keep all the characters stright) but in the end Erdich works her magic again.

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Summary of The Plague of Doves: A Novel (P.S.)

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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