Sunday Salon ~ and more coincidences

Shadow Tag ~ by Louise Erdrich, 2010, literary fiction, 272 pages

 

When Irene America discovers that her husband, Gil, has been reading her diary, she begins a secret Blue Notebook, stashed securely in a safe-deposit box.  There she records the truth about her life and her marriage, while turning her Red Diary — hidden where Gil will find it — into a manipulative farce.  The story alternates between these two records.

Meanwhile, Irene and Gil fight to keep up appearances for their three children:  14-year-old genius Florian, who escapes his family's unraveling with joints and a stolen bottle of wine; Riel, their only daughter, an 11-year-old feverishly planning to preserve her family, no matter what disaster strikes; and sweet kindergartener Stoney, who was born, his parents come to realize, at the beginning of the end.

Apple pie snack ~ When I checked Louise Erdrich's novel out of our Crown Center library yesterday, I went across the hall to the vending maching and got myself a snack to nibble while reading.  Don't laugh; it's fruit!

Coincidences that I found online were so fun to read that I thought I'd share them with you.  Click HERE.  I found this perfect illustration HERE.

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