{"product_id":"the-last-report-on-the-miracles-at-little-no-horse-a-novel-isbn-9780060187279","title":"The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stunning. . . a moving meditation. . . infused with mystery and wonder.” —\u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the spirit of a woman who felt compelled by her beliefs to serve her people as a priest. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edeals with miracles, crises of faith, struggles with good and evil, temptation, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved Native American tribe, 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 further complicate his quiet existence, a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Leopolda's piety, but these facts are bound up in his own secret. He is faced with the most difficult decision: Should he tell all and risk everything . . . or manufacture a protective history for Leopolda, though he believes her wonder-working is motivated solely by evil?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse \u003c\/em\u003eis a work of an avid heart, a writer's writer, and a storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFor more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Compelled to his task by a direct mystical experience, Father Damien has made enormous sacrifices, and experienced the joys of commitment as well as deep suffering. 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. He imagines the undoing of all that he has accomplished -- sees unions unsundered, baptisms nullified, those who confessed to him once again unforgiven. 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, but these facts are bound up in his own secret. In relating his history and that of Leopolda, whose wonder working is documented but inspired, he believes, by a capacity for evil rather than the love of good, Father Damien is forced to choose: Should he reveal all he knows and risk everything? Or should he manufacture a protective history? In spinning out the tale of his life, Father Damien in fact does both. His story encompasses his life as a young woman, her passions, and the pestilence, tribal hatreds, and sorrows passed from generation to generation of Ojibwe. From the fantastic truth of Father Damien's origin as a woman to the hilarious account of the absurd demise of Nanapush, his best friend on the reservation, his story ranges over the span of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels set on the same reservation, Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the spirit of a woman who felt compelled by her beliefs to serve her people as a priest. \u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of an avid heart, a writer's writer, and a storytelling genius.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Spellbinding…profoundly moving.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Messy, ribald, deeply tragic, preposterous, and heartfelt, The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse is a love story, and what shines most brilliantly through its pages are Erdrich’s intelligence and compassion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A magnificent storyteller … delivering musical prose charged by powerful metaphors.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You will be dazzled by the poetry of her language and her lighteninglike illuminations of the human condition.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis St. Paul Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning …a moving meditation … infused with mystery and wonder.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bold and imaginative.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nothing less than dazzling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, engrossing and revelatory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889346572517,"sku":"NP9780060187279","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060187279.jpg?v=1730231055","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-last-report-on-the-miracles-at-little-no-horse-a-novel-isbn-9780060187279","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}