The Crown of ColumbusA thriller and love story. . . . A mediation on power and betrayal. . . . An exhilarating novel of risk, redemption and discovery. Los Angeles Times In their only fully collaborative literary work, Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich have written a gripping novel of history, suspense, recovery, and new beginnings. The Crown of Columbus chronicles the adventures of a pair of mismatched loversVivian Twostar, a divorced, pregnant anthropologist, and Roger

Vincent Gyres has seen—and survived—the worst the world has to offer

command of the Third Army

Susannah reinvents herself and falls in with a hip band and an effortlessly cool best friend who offer her a place to belong—if their secrets don't tear them apart first

But the past does not always let go so easily

every secret has a price

in his neighborhood

serious health problems can manifest and our intestinal walls can develop microscopic holes

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the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands

Sometimes artists are asked to reconstruct faces from the past using copies of their skulls

a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands

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