![]() section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more. This edition of Tales of Burning Love includes a P.S. With her characteristic powers of observation and luminescent prose, Louise Erdrich brings these women's unforgettable tales to life in a tour de force from one of the most formidable American writers at work today. At times painful, at times heartbreaking, and oftentimes comic, their tales become the adhesive that holds them together-in their love for Jack and in their lives as women. Huddling for warmth, they pass the endless night by remembering the stories of how each came to love, marry, and ultimately move beyond Jack. Now, stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, they have come face-to-face-and each has an astonishing story to tell. ![]() with great poignancy and charm." - New York Times Book Review A darkly humorous novel of wild romance and heartbreak set against a raging North Dakota blizzard as five Native American women bond over their shared connection to one man, from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich Five very different women have married Jack Mauser, a charming, infuriating schemer whose passions never survive the long haul. The result is a rich and fragrant infusion. "Romantic love, religious ecstasy, the strange mixture of devotion and misunderstanding that runs through families-all are steeped together. ![]()
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