The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse: A Novel [B0957]

2002 PB, clean condition with just minor wear. For more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To complicate his fears, his quiet life changes when a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, difficult, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Sister Leopolda's piety and is faced with the most difficult decision of his life: Should he reveal all he knows and risk everything? Or should he manufacture a protective history though he believes Leopolda's wonder-working is motivated by evil?

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A masterpiece. Erdrich plumbs the depths of human passion and suffering, weaves a tapestry that is musical, magical, and imbued with mystery. Finishing this book feels as if I have lived several lives and saw a glimpse of the human overstory. Suffice it to say that I hand out 5 stars like they're gold bricks and it's my own money. This book is 7 stars."; "After I was able to grasp the layers of events in the novel, I found it to be clever, comical, spiritual, magical, and human. There were times when I would read a passage out loud to my boyfriend after explaining some details - and I loved how interactive the story was while I was reading it. Definitely one that took me some time but was worth the time and energy to savor it!"; "This might replace Love Medicine as my Erdrich favorite."; "Bit of a wild ride from start to finish! Thoroughly enjoyed it."