Love Medicine

by Louise Erdrich

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Anishinaabe

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Love Medicine

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North Dakota, USA

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American Book Award (1985)

National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction, 1984)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Fiction, 1985)

New York Times Best Books of the Year (1985)

Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction (1985)

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The morning before Easter Sunday, June Kapshaw was walking down the clogged main street of oil boomtown Williston, North Dakota, killing time before the noon bus arrived that would take her home.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060786469, Paperback)

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

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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