National Book Award Winner Louise Erdrich begins her new novel, LaRose, with a punch to the gut: a hunting accident involving Landreaux Iron results in the death of his neighbor’s five-year-old son Dusty Ravich. The two families had been close; the mothers were half-sisters, the five-year-old sons best friends. Grief works in different ways on the two families and soon the Irons decide to honor an ancient tradition in order to make up for the Ravichs’ loss. The Iron’s give their five-year-old son LaRose to the Ravich family. Between a sweeping history of the four previous generations of LaRoses, and the story of Landreaux Iron’s past, Erdrich weaves a tale of loss and love. LaRose grows to be a bond between the two families, helping them process their grief. This deeply emotional read is another powerful novel from a talented award-winning author.
