About this title: Louise Erdrich writes about work and motherhood, as she and her husband Michael Dorris occupy a New Hampshire house with their six children. THE BLUE JAY'S DANCE centers on their youngest child's first year.
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060171322ISBN:0060171324
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardcover, w/jacket as shown. Adhesive residue in endpapers, NOT ex-ib. NO other stains, NO tears, writing, in tight & clean book. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 223 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780060927011ISBN:0060927011
Description: Very Good. Slight cover wear with minor scuffing to edges. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Very Good. 0060171324 Library copy with mylar cover and library markings. Great service. Fast shipping. Saving trees 1 page at a time! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060171322ISBN:0060171324
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060171322ISBN:0060171324
Description: Good in Good jacket. 133-Y Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Not Available, Not Available
Date Published: 0000
ISBN-13:9780060927011ISBN:0060927011
Description: Good in Good jacket. See Notes. Gently used paperback. ** PLEASE READ: This book is: ERDRICH, LOUISE: THE BLUE JAY'S DANCE This is the book you will receive if you order this item. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1995-04
ISBN-13:9780060171322ISBN:0060171324
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. VG/VG. Very Good Hardcover book with Very Good Dust Jacket. Binding tight and straight. Pages clean and unmarked. read more
"Memorable: "Women without children are also the best of mothers, often with the patience, interest and saving grace that the constant relationships with children cannot always sustain. I come to crave our talk and our daughters gain precious aunts. A child is fortunate who feels witnessed as a person, outside the relationship with parents, by another adult."
"You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth...let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness."
"Children do not love wisely, but perhaps they love best of all."
"We cannot chose who our children are, or what they will be - by nature they inspire a helpless love, wholly delicious, also capable of delivering startling pain. That weed, again. Some children are best cherished when lightly held, some need to test the strength of your grip. We all grow thorns. We have to.""
First impression: Incredible writer - love the way she talks of birth and the connection to her babies. Her connection to nature is clear - though her noble bearing often crosses into a certain superiority over us (the reader).
Anna informed me of Erdrich's background: her husband wasn't even Native American as he claimed. Another white guy playing Indian. AND he killed himself because he allegedly abused his children (as did she). Makes those parts of the book where she talks about frustration and holding a screaming baby with shaking hands terrifying. Disgusts me: she made money on this book - gained the respect of many - talking about how difficult it is to be with a screaming baby. She doesn't deserve that satisfaction if she gave in to that anger."
"Lyrical and insightful. I am not a mother and do not want to be, but as I read this book, I thought of my mother and the wonderful relationship we share. Louise's voice is always a balm to me."
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