Four Souls

 Revenge is a main theme in Louise Erdrich's book Four Souls. Written in 2004 we learn the story of Fluer Pillager who sets off from the reservation to exact revenge on the lumber baron who took her land and cut down all the trees. The timing is around 1900. She goes to the Twin Cities to get her revenge. Taking a longer range view, she gets a job in his mansion as a launderess. Eventually she works her way into the family. In the end, she does her the land back and goes to live on the reservation again. I loved reading from the Native American perspective. Fluer is a woman to be admired. I would not have the patience to wait for revenge that long.