Summary
Louise Erdrich: The Round House
The year 1988 on an Indian reservation in North Dakota will be marked by a crime of unimaginable cruelty. Only thanks to composure, one victim managed to survive: Geraldine Coutts took advantage of the assailant's inattention and escaped in a car. It is said that he even tried to burn her alive by dousing her with gasoline - "they say", because the case is shrouded in secrecy, and Geraldine withdraws into herself and does not say a word about what happened: neither to the police, nor to her husband, tribal judge Basil Coots, nor to her thirteen-year-old son Joe. While Judge Coots tries to get justice in a situation where the tribal court has no jurisdiction over the investigation, and the county and federal investigative authorities are not very interested in solving the case, his son Joe is increasingly losing patience and decides, with the support of loyal friends, to take justice into his own hands and solve the mystery. The search will lead him to the old "round house", which was once used for sacred rites and for gathering the tribal council. But that's just the beginning... "The Round House" is a tense, dynamic thriller told from the perspective of an unforgettable young hero. Louise Erdrick, multiple award-winning author, takes us through a world where historical injustice forces one boy to enter the world of adults unprepared and bear the burden of the pain of an entire community.
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