Comment

Nov 08, 2005GingerKaren rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Mystical and engrossing this novel tells the story of a drum and the people it eventually heals. First there is Faye whose life is on hold while her orchard goes to ruin until she finds the drum that she decides to steal from an estate she is handling. As she searches for the original owners, the story turns to another chapter of the drum''s sad origin. And only out of desperation, is this magnificent instrument created. Carefully revealing only bits of the story a morsel at a time, Erdrich brings about an original book full of memorable characters to a place where peace resides alongside the painted drum.