LaRose

Louise Erdrich is the most interesting American novelist to have appeared in years * Philip Roth * Electric, nimble, and perceptive, this novel is about 'the phosphorous of grief' but also, more essentially, about the emotions men need, but rarely get, from one another. * Kirkus Reviews [starred review] * Powerful and affecting, LaRose is the story of two heartbroken families and the fragile bond between them in the wake of a major loss. * Buzzfeed, Incredible New Books You Need To Read This Spring * Louise Erdrich is a literary icon, and her newest book is just as beautiful as her previous award-winners . . . Pushed forward by the deep and complex emotions that surround grief and inheritance, this novel will take you on a phenomenal ride. * Bustle.com * Edrich's prose style is hugely engaging, a lovely, tender unfurling of day-to-day concerns and emotions alongside the mystical world of seat lodges, visions and visits from long lost elders * Sunday Express * A magnificent, sorrowful tale of justice, retribution, and love * Vanity Fair * A chronicler of the continuing destruction of Native American communities, she writes beautifully about what Indian children used to learn from their parents * Herald * Grief and guilt and unquenchable yearning overwhelm the pages ... Erdrich has considerable powers as a writer of tragedy and comedy ... it's wonderful * Literary Review * Erdrich is a poet of lists, placing like and unlike together as if they were a series of Christmas lights, each individually illuminating, each gaining luster and brilliance from its placement, the whole blazing, incandescent . . . Perhaps the most important of Erdrich's achievements is her mastery of complex forms . . . Woven into the specificity of these narratives is Erdrich's determination to speak of the most pressing human questions * New York Times * LaRose, [Erdrich's] 15th novel, is excellent. It is heartbreaking; it is nuanced; the prose is as strong and stark as the wintry western landscape it describes. The story is both simple and incredibly complex . . . Erdrich exposes the messy aftermath of a tragedy. She does so without sentimentality, without pity. Her themes are the limitations of love as a healing power as much as the healing power of love. It is important to say that Erdrich is one of the greatest living American writers, and LaRose is brilliant * Guardian * Erdrich's 15th novel is one of rare beauty . . . an astonishing story . . . told by a storyteller both formidable and tender, her talent for description second to none * Observer * Warm-hearted . . . a novel remarkable for its forgiveness and sheer magnanimity * Sunday Times * Erdrich is the poet laureate of the contemporary Native American experience and this beautifully written novel incorporates ancient Ojibwe lore as part of a patchwork of narrative techniques. * Mail on Sunday * Thrilling, mystical, compassionate, this story packs an emotional punch and gives a glimpse into the lives of modern native Americans and the traditions they hold dear. The story draws the reader in and keeps their attention effortlessly * My Weekly * Erdrich is a writer of emotional intelligence, with a talent for old-fashioned storytelling. * The Times * Brilliant . . . Characters, prose and plot all blend seamlessly together to draw the reader in. I was riveted from the first page. A fantastic read. * MyWeekly.co.uk * Because she writes so powerfully about indigenous and immigrant lives in the United States, and because she will eventually win the Nobel Prize in Literature. * Sherman Alexie, TIME * Read more...