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Start with Love Medicine and continue through all 8 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Love Medicine
Book 1 by Louise Erdrich
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Love Medicine reading order
Ends with The Painted Drum
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Book 1:Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
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Book 2:The Beet Queen
Louise Erdrich • 1985
Set in the town of Argus, North Dakota, this novel spans forty years and focuses on the lives of Mary and Karl Adare, siblings abandoned by their mother at a fairground. It is a story of survival and eccentricity, hig...
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Book 3:Tracks
Louise Erdrich • 1988
Set in the early 20th century, this novel alternates between two narrators: the elder Nanapush, who fights to save his tribe’s land, and Pauline Puyat, a mixed-blood girl consumed by a pious madness. At the center is...
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Book 4:The Bingo Palace
Louise Erdrich • 1994
Lipsha Morrissey, a young man with a hesitant healing touch, returns to the reservation and falls in love with the beautiful Shawnee Ray. He finds himself torn between traditional ways, the allure of easy money at the...
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Book 5:Tales of Burning Love
Louise Erdrich • 1996
Trapped in a blizzard, four women realize they all share the same ex-husband, Jack Mauser. As the storm rages, they take turns telling the stories of their marriages, revealing a man who is part trickster, part traged...
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Book 6:The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Louise Erdrich
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Book 7:Four Souls
Louise Erdrich • 2004
Seeking revenge on the timber baron who stripped her land, Fleur Pillager travels to the city to take his life but ends up taking his heart instead. A direct sequel to *Tracks*, it explores the unintended consequences...
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Book 8:The Painted Drum
Louise Erdrich • 2005
Faye Travers, an estate appraiser, finds a powerful ceremonial drum hidden in a New Hampshire attic. Impulsively, she steals it, setting off a chain of events that reconnects the drum to its origins on the reservation...
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Love Medicine FAQ
What is the best order to read the Love Medicine series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Love Medicine.
How many books are in the Love Medicine series?
There are 8 books currently listed in the Love Medicine series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Love Medicine series?
New readers should start with Love Medicine, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Love Medicine series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1985 to 2005.