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Book Review of Love Medicine (Love Medicine, Bk 1)

Love Medicine (Love Medicine, Bk 1)
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from the back cover of this new & expanded version (HC published in 1993): "A powerful piece of work...Louise Erdrich isthe rarest kind of writer, as compassionate as she is sharp-sighted." --Anne Tyler.

The stunning first novel in Louise Erdrich's Native American series, Love Medicine tells the story of two families--the Kaspaws and the Lamartines. Written in Erdrich's uniquely poetic, powerful style, it is a multigenerational portrait of new truths and secrets whose time has come, of strong men and women caught in an unforgettable drama of anger, desire, and the healing power that is Love Medicine.