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Shadow tag / by Louise Erdrich.
This novel presents the story of Irene America, who is a smart, beautiful, introspective woman of Native American decent. Too distracted to finish her doctoral degree, she musters the emotional resources needed to keep two journals. The "Red Diary" is bait, filled with adulterous scenes that Irene uses to push volatile artist husband Gil close enough to the brink that he'll leave her. She unleashes all her rage and frustration in the "Blue Notebook," which she keeps in a bank deposit box. Meanwhile, Gil believes that his obsessive graphic paintings of Irene will somehow lure her back to him. Caught in the crosshairs of their parents' cruel, messy unraveling are 13-year-old Florian, a genius who models his mother's excessive drinking habits; Riel, 11, who believes that only she can hold her disintegrating family together; and sunny little Stoney. The result is a cautionary tale of the shocking havoc that willfully destructive, self-centered spouses wreak not only upon themselves but also upon their children.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061536090 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0061536091 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780061962936
- ISBN: 0061962937
- Physical Description: 255 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 5.3 8 8 135794 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Artists > Family relationships > Fiction. Alcoholism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Diary fiction. Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | ERDRICH, LOUISE (Text) | 34455005478520 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062007163752 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem South Side Branch | f (Text) | 33062007552749 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | ERDRICH (Text) | 31901003294321 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
