The bingo palace /
Erdrich, Louise,
The bingo palace / Louise Erdrich. - Reissued Harper Perennial [edition]. - xi, 274, 12 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
"A novel"--Cover. Includes 'P.S. insights, interviews & more ... ' at back of book.
The message -- Lipsha Morrisey -- Solitary -- Lipsha's luck -- Transportation -- June's luck -- The bingo van -- Lyman's luck -- Insulation -- Shawnee's luck -- Mindemoya -- Fleur's luck -- Lyman's dream -- Religious wars -- Redford's luck -- Shawnee dancing -- Getting nowhere fast -- Lyman dancing -- Albertine's luck -- A little vision -- Gerry's luck -- Escape -- Zelda's luck -- I'm a mad dog biting myself for sympathy -- Lulu's capture -- Shawnee's morning -- Pillager bones.
"At the crossroads of his life, Lipsha Morrissey is summoned by his grandmother to return to the reservation. There, he falls in love for the very first time--with the beautiful Shawnee Ray, who's already considering a marriage proposal from Lipsha's wealthy entrepreneurial boss, Lyman Lamartine. But when all efforts to win Shawnee's affections go hopelessly awry, Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmother for a magical solution to his romantic dilemma--on sacred ground where a federally-sanctioned bingo palace is slated for construction."--Page 4 of cover.
9780061129759 0061129755
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Indians of North America--Fiction.
Bingo--Fiction.
North Dakota--Fiction.
Romance fiction.
The bingo palace / Louise Erdrich. - Reissued Harper Perennial [edition]. - xi, 274, 12 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
"A novel"--Cover. Includes 'P.S. insights, interviews & more ... ' at back of book.
The message -- Lipsha Morrisey -- Solitary -- Lipsha's luck -- Transportation -- June's luck -- The bingo van -- Lyman's luck -- Insulation -- Shawnee's luck -- Mindemoya -- Fleur's luck -- Lyman's dream -- Religious wars -- Redford's luck -- Shawnee dancing -- Getting nowhere fast -- Lyman dancing -- Albertine's luck -- A little vision -- Gerry's luck -- Escape -- Zelda's luck -- I'm a mad dog biting myself for sympathy -- Lulu's capture -- Shawnee's morning -- Pillager bones.
"At the crossroads of his life, Lipsha Morrissey is summoned by his grandmother to return to the reservation. There, he falls in love for the very first time--with the beautiful Shawnee Ray, who's already considering a marriage proposal from Lipsha's wealthy entrepreneurial boss, Lyman Lamartine. But when all efforts to win Shawnee's affections go hopelessly awry, Lipsha seeks out his great-grandmother for a magical solution to his romantic dilemma--on sacred ground where a federally-sanctioned bingo palace is slated for construction."--Page 4 of cover.
9780061129759 0061129755
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Indians of North America--Fiction.
Bingo--Fiction.
North Dakota--Fiction.
Romance fiction.