2016, ISBN: 9780826332431

Hardcover

London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, again showing no wear. The gilt lettering is still br… More...

London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, again showing no wear. The gilt lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with some light edgewear and handling, and one chip missing from the bottom rear panel. The jacket is now in a protective plastic cover and looks very attractive. Synopsis.: When a Scottish raiding party killed Johnny's friend and kidnapped his sister, he sets out to avenge the family and recover his sister. When he meets Rainault the Minstrel, they recognize something of themselves in each other; both set to take full vengeance from the great men of other clans who had wronged them.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good., Chatto & Windus, 1973, New York: Harper, 2016. CA3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by the author on the title page in verry good condition in verry good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, crease, chipping, and few tiny tears on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the top, some bumped corners, light discolroation and shelf wear. Inspiring and affecting, LaRose is a powerful exploration of loss, justice, and the reparation of the human heart, and an unforgettable, dazzling tour de force from one of Americas most distinguished literary masters. 9.5"X6.5", 373 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. North Dakota, late summer, 1999. Landreaux Iron stalks a deer along the edge of the property bordering his own. He shoots with easy confidence- but when the buck springs away, Landreaux realizes he's hit something else, a blur he saw as he squeezed the trigger. When he staggers closer, he realizes he has killed his neighbor's five-year-old son, Dusty Ravich. The youngest child of his friend and neighbor, Peter Ravich, Dusty was best friends with Landreaux's five-year-old son, LaRose. The two families have always been close, sharing food, clothing, and rides into town; their children played together despite going to different schools; and Landreaux's wife, Emmaline, is half sister to Dusty's mother, Nola. Horrified at what he's done, the recovered alcoholic turns to an Ojibwe tribe tradition - the sweat lodge - for guidance, and finds a way forward. Following an ancient means of retribution, he and Emmaline will give LaRose to the grieving Peter and Nola. "Our son will be your son now," they tell them. LaRose is quickly absorbed into his new family. Plagued by thoughts of suicide, Nola dotes on him, keeping her darkness at bay. His fierce, rebellious new "sister," Maggie, welcomes him as a coconspirator who can ease her volatile mother's terrifying moods. Gradually he's allowed shared visits with his birth family, whose sorrow mirrors the Raviches' own. As the years pass, LaRose becomes the linchpin linking the Irons and the Raviches, and eventually their mutual pain begins to heal. But when a vengeful man with a long-standing grudge against Landreaux begins raising trouble, hurling accusations of a cover-up the day Dusty died, he threatens the tenuous peace that has kept these two fragile families whole.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder., Harper, 2016, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: University of New Mexico Press, 2004. 259 Pages. Contents in 26 Chapters: Dorgan Autumn 1985, Dorgan and Manny, Junior, Clarisse, Junior, Pilar, Tex, Diego, Mr. Rowe, Pilar and Greg, Dorgan, Diego, Dorgan, Junior, Pilar, Greg, Dorgan, Diego and Junkior, Greg, Dorgan, Pilar, Junior, Diego, Clarisse, Dorgan, and Tex. Plus Epilogue. Dr. Mat Dorgan felt there was something wrong with the baby even before it was born. He detected an abnormal fetal heart rate, and when the baby boy arrived he just didn't look right. Little Calvin was born with profound cerebral palsy. His depressed mother has fantasies of killing him. His father, Junior Shiflett, a small-time drug dealer with an attitude, sees an opportunity to improve his life-style. Somebody is going to pay for the family's pain and suffering. A fascinating, strangely luminescent and disturbing novel, written with great insight and compassion and a powerful love of New Mexico. It is a highly original and polished work that starts quitly and builds into a page turner impossible to put down. --- John Nichols. First Printing. Hard Back. As New/As New. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"., University of New Mexico Press, 2004<

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