The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse is a work of an avid heart, a writer's writer, and a storytelling genius.

or manufacture a protective history for Leopolda, though he believes her wonder-working is motivated solely by evil? He is faced with the most difficult decision: Should he tell all and risk everything. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Leopolda's piety, but these facts are bound up in his own secret. To further complicate his quiet existence, a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. Erdrich's narration alternates between Agnes’ early 20th-century memories and a series of. The novel tells the story of Agnes DeWitt as Father Damien, the reverend who becomes part of the reservation community. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse deals with miracles, crises of faith, struggles with good and evil, temptation, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy.įor more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved Native American tribe, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, first published in 2001, is a novel by author Louise Erdrich.

In a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the spirit of a woman who felt compelled by her beliefs to serve her people as a priest. infused with mystery and wonder.' -Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The last report on the miracles at little no horse