In the years that follow, LaRose becomes a bridge between his two families. After a wrenching session with his Catholic priest, Father Travis, and a soul-searching prayer in a sweat lodge, Landreaux gives his own five-year-old son, LaRose, to grieving Peter and his wife, Nola, who is half-sister to Landreaux's own wife, Emmaline. Landreaux Iron, an Ojibwe man, accidentally shoots and kills the five-year-old son of his best friend, farmer Peter Ravich, who is not a member of the tribe.
Again, the setting%E2%80%94a North Dakota Ojibwe reservation and a nearby town%E2%80%94adds complexity to the plot. As in The Round House, she explores the quest for justice and the thirst for retribution. Erdrich spins a powerful, resonant story with masterly finesse.
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