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Beet Queen,the

Louise Erdrich

198682 pagesabout 1–2 hours
1986
first published
  • 1986Holt · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780805000580
  • 1987Bantam Books · 303 pages · ENGISBN 9780553268072
  • 1987Hamilton · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780241120446
  • 2001Perennial · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780060977504
  • 2006Harper Perennial · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780060835279
  • 1990Quaderns Crema · 352 pagesISBN 9788477270478
  • 2004Flamingo · 352 pagesISBN 9780006546207
  • 1987American Audio Prose Library · 82 pages · ENGISBN 9781556441493

On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. Orphaned in a most peculiar way, Karl and Mary look for refuge in their mother's sister, Fritzie, who runs a butcher shop with her husband.

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Character focusSingle lead

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ThemesFamily
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