Louise Erdrich’s US National Book Award winnerThe Round House and Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves precede LaRose, which bears the trademark of an Erdrich novel steeped in rich Native American Tribe Tradition.

With prose that treads slowly and intricately, LaRose begins with Landreaux Iron, a recovering alcoholic who shoots his neighbour's five-year-old son instead of a deer, thus violating a deep bond that has been woven through years between two families. He turns to the ancient Ojibwe tribe tradition for guidance.

As an act of retribution, he gives his son LaRose to the grieving Peter and Nola. “Our son will be your son now.”

The novel follows the stories of LaRose and his families, doted upon by his new parents, bullied by his hostile sister, and shared with his old parents as he finds his way about his new and his earlier families. Through the years, we explore obstacles faced by the Irons and the Raviches, treading through the emotions of each of the members – of loss, wounds, death, forgiveness and healing.

Published in 2016.