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What happens when a trained killer discovers, in the aftermath of war, that his true vocation is love? Having survived the killing fields of World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns home to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action.
With a suitcase full of sausages and a master butcher's precious set of knives, Fidelis sets out for America. He gets as far as Argus, North Dakota, where he settles, building a business and a home for his family — which now includes Eva and four sons — and starts a singing club consisting of the best voices in town.
When the Old World meets the New in the person of Delphine Watzka, it becomes one of the great adventures of Fidelis's life. Delphine meets Eva and is enchanted. She meets Fidelis, and the ground trembles. These momentous encounters determine the course of Delphine's life.
A brilliant novel in which Louise Erdrich creates a world filled with memorable characters who grapple with the worst and best of human nature.
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