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.

Jack is a faithless womanizer, and it is. Now, stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, they have come face-to-face-and each has an astonishing story to tell. Nearly all of the major characters of the novel begin with a corruption of love before they proceed to a better love. Stranded together in a blizzard, each of Jack Mausers former wives tells a secret tale of burning love. with great poignancy and charm.” - New York Times Book ReviewĪ 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 Erdrichįive very different women have married Jack Mauser, a charming, infuriating schemer whose passions never survive the long haul. In her boldest and most humorous novel yet, bestselling novelist Louise Erdrich tells the intimate, powerful stories of five memorable women whose lives are connected by one passionate man. 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. In this article, the author discusses two books (Tales of Burning Love and Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich) that highlight location and family as the.

Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich