"Small trees had attacked my parents' house at the foundation. They were just seedlings with one or two rigid, healthy leaves. Nevertheless, the stalky shoots had managed to squeeze through knife cracks in the decorative brown shingles covering the cement blocks. They had grown into the unseen wall and it was difficult to pry them loose. My father wiped his palm across his forehead and damned their toughness. I was using a rusted old dandelion fork with a splintered handle, he wielded a long, slim iron fireplace poker that was probably doing more harm than good. As my father prodded away blindly at the places where he sensed roots might have penetrated, he was surely making convenient holes in the mortar for next year's seedlings.
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
It took me a couple of more pages to get into the book, but now I have to know what happened.
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10 comments:
Love the intro and loved the story - enjoy! Thanks for joining us this week; I appreciate it.
Hope you love this as much as I did.
Great intro! I really love Erdrich's writing, but haven't read this one yet.
Sounds interesting! I haven't ever read anything by her. Come see my teasers for Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne and SEAL of Honor by Tonya Burrows. Happy reading!
I've been waiting and waiting for my turn at the library for this one. Your intro reminds me of why I want to read it. I hope you are enjoying it.
Nice when a book captures you like that. Have fun. Here's Mine
Good start.
You get a good idea of the relationship straight off as well as the 2 individuals.
I've been wanting to read this one! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Have heard a lot of rave reviews about this one. I hope you enjoy(ed) it! My teaser: Wall-to-Wall Dead
This is an author that I've read in the past and struggled with. I'm glad that you were able to get into the story!
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