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The Painted Drum: A Novel (P.S.)

When a woman named Faye Travers is called upon to appraise the estate of a family in her small New Hampshire town, she isn't surprised to discover a forgotten cache of valuable Native American artifacts. After all, the family descends from an Indian ag

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Louise Erdrich (4)

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.”

— Louise Erdrich, amazon.com

Tagged: Solitude, Life, Pain, Sadness, Inevitable

“You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.”

— Louise Erdrich, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, True Love, Earth, Risk

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens…”

— Louise Erdrich, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Heartbreak, strength, Courage

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens…”

— Louise Erdrich, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Love, Taking Risks, Emotion, Betrayal