Shadow Tag -- Louise Erdrich

<p><strong>"Gripping. . . a hushed and haunting tale." -- <em>USA Today</em></strong></p><p><strong>A stunning tour-de-force from award-winning and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Louise Erdrich. <em>Shadow Tag</em> fearlessly explores the complex nature of love, the fluid boundaries of identity, and the anatomy of one family's struggle for survival and redemption.</strong></p><p>When Irene America discovers that her artist husband, Gil, has been reading her diary, she begins a secret Blue Notebook, stashed securely in a safe-deposit box. There she records the truth about her life and marriage, while turning her Red Diary--hidden where Gil will find it--into a manipulative charade. As Irene and Gil fight to keep up appearances for their three children, their home becomes a place of increasing violence and secrecy. And Irene drifts into alcoholism, moving ever closer to the ultimate destruction of a relationship filled with shadowy need and strange ironies.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Louise Erdrich<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 02/01/2011<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780061536106<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.3<br><b>Point Value:</b> 8<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>135794 / Shadow Tag<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 03/06/2011 p