When Irene America discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, she begins a secret Blue Notebook, as much the truth about her life and her marriage as the Red Diary is a farce.
And Irene drifts into alcoholism, moving ever closer to the ultimate destruction of a relationship filled with shadowy need and strange ironies..
As Irene and Gil fight to keep up appearances for their three children, their home becomes a place of increasing violence and secrecy.
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.
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.
Shadow Tag fearlessly explores the complex nature of love, the fluid boundaries of identity, and the anatomy of one family\'s struggle for survival and redemption. -- USA Today A stunning tour-de-force from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich. a hushed and haunting tale. . .
Gripping.
Alternating between these two records, Shadow Tag is an eerily gripping novel.
When Irene America discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, she begins a secret Blue Notebook, as much the truth about her life and her marriage as the Red Diary is a farce
