First published 1984
When a young Ojibwe woman falls for a white suitor, their doomed romance sparks a century-long feud between two families on the North Dakota reservation. As the Kashpaws and Lamartines are drawn into an ever-deepening web of secrets, betrayals, and biblical-scale tragedies, one question looms: can the power of love overcome the forces that would tear them apart?
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, native-american, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: doomed-romance, enemies-to-lovers, star-crossed-lovers
Setting: North America, North Dakota
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
272 pages · Paperback · HarperPerennial