Author: Jim Harrison
Year: 1977
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9780802118431
9780802143310
0802118437
0802143318 |
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Hailed by
as "a master ... who makes the ordinary extraordinary, the unnamable unforgettable," beloved author Jim Harrison returns with a masterpiece - a tender, profound, and magnificent novel about life, death, and finding redemption in unlikely places. Slowly dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Donald, a middle-aged Chippewa-Finnish man, begins dictating family stories he has never shared with anyone, hoping to preserve history for his children. The dignity of Donald's death and his legacy encourages his loved ones to find a way to redeem - and let go of - the past, whether through his daughter's emersion in Chippewa religious ideas or his mourning wife's attempt to escape the malevolent influence of her own father. A deeply moving book about origins and endings, and how to live with honor for the dead,
is one of the finest novels of Harrison's long, storied career, and will confirm his standing as one of the most important American writers now working.
This book is part of the "True North" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "True North"
First published in 2004
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 | "Bittersweet"
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 | "Bountiful"
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 | "Steadfast"
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 | "Keepsake"
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