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Tales of Burning Love
Tales of Burning Love: A Novel | Louise Erdrich
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In her boldest and most darkly humorous novel yet, award-winning, critically acclaimed and bestselling novelist Louise Erdrich tells the intimate and powerful stories of five Great Plains women whose lives are connected through one man. Stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, Jack Mauser's former wives huddle for warmth and pass the endless night by remembering the stories of how each came to love, marry and ultimately move beyond Jack. At times painful, at times heartbreaking and often times comic, their tales become the adhesive that holds them together in their love for Jack and in their lives as women. Erdrich, with her characteristic powers of observation and luminescent prose, brings these women's unforgettable stories to life with astonishing candor and warmth. Filled with keen perceptions about the apparatus for survival, the force of passion and the necessity of hope, Tales of Burning Love is a tour de force from one of the most formidable American writers at work today.
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Tamra
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Bookstore puppy socializing resulted in this acquisition. ☺️ The premise is intriguing.

As a bonus, at the same time I also made room on my own shelves by trading in three air fryer cookbooks. I am going to donate my air fryer - it isn‘t big enough to use for a family of four so it mainly sits in the utility room gathering dust. Unlike my IP, which I use regularly! 💙

Ruthiella Nice work in making space for new books! It‘s a constant process. 👍 2y
Tamra @Ruthiella yes! 😄 I actually don‘t mind rotating books in & out. 2y
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Bertha_Mason

"I am in a little alcove of sobriety, the kind of clarity that is a smashed-out window in the long hall I walk as a drunk."

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Bertha_Mason

"Reassured, he grabbed the end of a thought that whipped by and held on. He was a bulldog on the end of a bicycle chain, his teeth hurt with the effort of thinking."

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AmandaL
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This fantastic book about the many ex-wives of character Jack Mauser stuck in a car in a snow storm together, has at least one wife who can say #IKissedAGirl. #JuneTunz

Cinfhen I'm intrigued...stacked!!! 7y
AmandaL @Cinfhen Yay! It's good! 7y
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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JordanGraft
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The title is a bit misleading; Jack has 5 ex wives, 4 of which unite during a blizzard and recount why they fell in - and out- of love with him. It's hilarious, raw, sad, heartfelt, and beautifully written. The characters are perfect. I very much recommend this one!

HeatherBookNerd This sounds like an intriguing premise. 8y
Gulfskye I love everything Louise Erdrich writes. Her stories never disappoint. 8y
JordanGraft @Gulfskye I totally agree! 8y
kellygeorge Oh! I forgot about this one! I loved this one! Must find copy and read again! 8y
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