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Observant, tender and honest. -- New York Times Book Review Erdrich writes against the domestic, against the history of clich's the subject of birthing a baby is certainly burdened with. . .against this culture's infantilization of women before, during and after giving birth, against the secrets kept--the terror of and hunger for the deepest physical attachment--Erdrich holds up an articulate strength. Moving, memorable. . .A book that breaks ground. -- Boston Sunday Globe What Erdrich does so masterfully is tie together all the strings of her life--as a mother and a wife, as a writer, as a creature of nature, as a human being without profound thoughts. All these strings tie her to the rest of us. -- Detroit Free Press Pregnancy, birth and caring for an infant inspire Erdrich's reflections on being a woman, a mother and a writer in this affecting memoir of a daughter's first years. Erdrich transforms the mundane into a paean to the mystery and wonder of the creative force, and a celebration of family, and wonder of the creative force, and a celebration of family, nature and memory. -- People magazine

""Moving, memorable. . . . A book that breaks ground."" - Boston Sunday Globe ""What Erdrich does so masterfully is tie together all the strings of her life--as a mother and a wife, as a writer, as a creature of nature, as a human being without profound thoughts. All these strings tie her to the rest of us."" - Detroit Free Press Praise for The Blue Jay's Dance: ""A captivating account of Erdrich's attempt to juggle the joys and demands of selfhood, writer-hood, and motherhood."" - Booklist ""An enchanting, lyrical rendering of a mother's vision."" - Publishers Weekly

""Moving, memorable. . . . A book that breaks ground."" - Boston Sunday Globe ""What Erdrich does so masterfully is tie together all the strings of her life--as a mother and a wife, as a writer, as a creature of nature, as a human being without profound thoughts. All these strings tie her to the rest of us."" - Detroit Free Press Praise for The Blue Jay's Dance: ""A captivating account of Erdrich's attempt to juggle the joys and demands of selfhood, writer-hood, and motherhood."" - Booklist ""An enchanting, lyrical rendering of a mother's vision."" - Publishers Weekly

"""Observant, tender and honest.""-- ""New York Times Book Review""""Erdrich writes against the domestic, against the history of clich's the subject of birthing a baby is certainly burdened with. . .against this culture's infantilization of women before, during and after giving birth, against the secrets kept--the terror of and hunger for the deepest physical attachment--Erdrich holds up an articulate strength. Moving, memorable. . .A book that breaks ground.""-- ""Boston Sunday Globe""""What Erdrich does so masterfully is tie together all the strings of her life--as a mother and a wife, as a writer, as a creature of nature, as a human being without profound thoughts. All these strings tie her to the rest of us.""-- ""Detroit Free Press""""Pregnancy, birth and caring for an infant inspire Erdrich's reflections on being a woman, a mother and a writer in this affecting memoir of a daughter's first years. Erdrich transforms the mundane into a paean to the mystery and wonder of the creative force, and a celebration of family, and wonder of the creative force, and a celebration of family, nature and memory.""-- ""People magazine"""

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Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the award-winning author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.

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