First published 1986
When her mother dies, young Marie Lazarre is sent to live with her eccentric aunt in a small North Dakota town. There, she navigates a colorful cast of characters and the ups and downs of small-town life, all while grappling with her own identity and place in the world. As Marie grows, she must confront the ghosts of the past and the shifting currents of the present in order to forge her own path forward.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: North Dakota
Period: 20th-century
338 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam