The Mighty Red, 9781472159519
Hardcover
A fraught wedding, bitter secrets, and love’s absurdity in a stark landscape.

The Mighty Red

the powerful new novel from the beloved pulitzer prize-winning author

$64.70

  • Hardcover

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    13 January 2025

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Summary

The Mighty Red: Love, Dreams, and Secrets in the North Dakota Heartland

In Argus, North Dakota, a fraught wedding is about to unfold.

Gary Geist, a terrified young man poised to inherit two farms, sees Kismet Poe as the answer to all his problems. Kismet, on the other hand, can’t envision her future, especially not the one Gary offers. A missed opportunity to say ‘no’ during a clumsy proposal seals their fate.

Hugo has harbored feelings for Kismet for years, acting a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472159519
ISBN-10:1472159519
Author:Louise Erdrich, Marin Ireland
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Corsair
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:13 January 2025
Weight:628g
Dimensions:236mm x 160mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Erdrich excels at the slow simmer, and once again she delivers a deliciously seductive masterwork’ * Publishers Weekly, starred review *Erdrich remains one of the world’s literary giants * Boston Globe *In the hands of this master storyteller, everything is effortlessly connected… . Fearlessly depicting the toughest losses and darkest threats, Erdrich always finds hope * Oprah Daily (The Best Books of Fall) *[A] deft, almost winsome novel… . Erdrich’s writing feels both effortless and wise… . In this tender and capacious story, love and tragedy mingle along the river and into the world * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *

About The Author

Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children’s books and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel The Round House won the National Book Award for Fiction. Love Medicine and LaRose received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and The Night Watchman won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. The Sentence was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.

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