A beautifully repackaged reissue of the magical novel from Louise Erdrich, winner of Americas prestigious National Book Award for Fiction in 2012. On a cold spring morning in 1932, two children, Karl and Mary Adare, leap from a boxcar. Orphaned in a most peculiar way, Karl and Mary have come to Argus, in the heart of rural North Dakota, to seek refuge with their aunt Fritzie. So begins an exhilarating tale, spanning some forty years and brimming with unforgettable characters ordinary Mary, who causes a miracle seductive, restless Karl, who lacks his sisters gift for survival Celestine James, Marys life-long friend and Celestines fearless, wild daughter Dot - the Beet Queen.,
