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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Irene: The main protagonist. She is married to Gil.
- Gil: Main male protagonist. Married to Irene. He is a painter and makes his living on portraits of Irene.
- Florian: Gil and Irene's oldest son. He is a math genius.
- Riel: The middle child of Gil and Irene's. She is obsessed with her indian heritage.
- Stoney: Gil and Irene's youngest son.
- Germaine: A friend of Gil's.
- Louise: An old friend of Gil's.
- Winnie Jane: Irene's dead mother.
- Bobbi: Louise's life-partner.
- Lucretia: Add a description of this character.
- Bonnard
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First Sentence edit
I have two diaries now.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Rainy Day Books (Staff Picks for 2010). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Louise Erdrich (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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