The Chevy Chase Library \; elevator \;currently out of service and undergoing modernization repla cement. This program is held in the downstairs meeting room\, and it is on ly accessible by the stairs.
\n"An eight-year-old girl is sent to live with her flinty grandparents while her mother has a baby\ , carefully fitting herself into their hard-bitten lives as they run a sma ll grocery store and butcher shop overseen by a fierce guard dog. School i s not much safer when a presentation of &ldquo\;dangerous exotic creatures \,&rdquo\; including an enormous python\, veers out of control. The title story\, the first in this enrapturing collection set primarily in Erdrich& rsquo\;s centering place\, Minnesota\, is saturated with feelings while wi ld\, hilarious\, and cruel acts and accidents occur in rapid succession. E ach dramatic tale that follows\, however distinct\, generates a similar in candescent intensity. Dora's niece insists on hearing the stories of Dora' s four water-damaged wedding dresses. A boa constrictor signifies the dras tic troubles plaguing the son of a woman running a tribal newspaper. &ldqu o\;The Hollow Children&rdquo\; reveals the thoughts of a farmer and part-t ime schoolteacher driving a full school bus through a deadly 1923 blizzard . &ldquo\;Love of My Days&rdquo\; is a riveting nineteenth-century outlaw tale. Erdrich glides into the future in two chilling tales about the corpo rate digital takeover of the afterlife. Spanning two writing decades\, the se profound and resplendent stories are shaped by wit\, artistry\, and wis dom as Erdrich traces the weave of life that intricately meshes humans wit h each other\, animals\, earth\, sky\, and spirit.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: E rdrich is always on readers to-be-read lists and her admirers and all shor t-story lovers will be drawn to this landmark book\, her first story colle ction since The Red Convertible (2009)." Catalog
\nLouise Erdrich do es not have an official personal website\, but her independent bookstore\, Birchbark Books\, serves as her primary online hub and feat ures her writings and blog. [1\, 2\, 3]
\nJoin our friendly book gro up! Each month we read either a non-fiction (first Wednesday at 3:30) or f iction (third Wednesday at 3:30) selection. Titles are announced a month b efore\,and copies are available at the Circulaiton Desk. Discussion questi ons are provided with the selection.
\nWant to read more fiction?&nb sp\;Enjoy other fiction title s in our MCPL catalog. \; \;
\nQuestions about this program? \;Contact Chevy Chase Library at: 240-773-9590
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