I very much enjoyed LaRose by Louise Erdrich which is set in America. Two families are devastated by a tragic event in 1999. The father of one family, Landreaux Iron, is deer hunting and accidentally shoots and kills the young son, Dusty Ravich, from the other family. Landreaux wants to make things "right" so he and his wife give their son LaRose to live with the Ravich family. LaRose was the same age as Dusty and they had been best mates. This "solution" comes from the Ojibwe tribe of which most of the people involved belong. The story then deals with the family dynamics and the consequences of this decision. This is a beautiful story sensitively told with well-drawn characters. This book featured on Jennifer Byrne's Book Club on 5 July 2016. Highly recommended. 5/5Saturday, July 16, 2016
LaRose
I very much enjoyed LaRose by Louise Erdrich which is set in America. Two families are devastated by a tragic event in 1999. The father of one family, Landreaux Iron, is deer hunting and accidentally shoots and kills the young son, Dusty Ravich, from the other family. Landreaux wants to make things "right" so he and his wife give their son LaRose to live with the Ravich family. LaRose was the same age as Dusty and they had been best mates. This "solution" comes from the Ojibwe tribe of which most of the people involved belong. The story then deals with the family dynamics and the consequences of this decision. This is a beautiful story sensitively told with well-drawn characters. This book featured on Jennifer Byrne's Book Club on 5 July 2016. Highly recommended. 5/5
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