“Gripping...ahushedandhauntingtale.“--USATodayAstunningtour-de-forcefromaward-winningandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorLouiseErdrich.ShadowTagfearlesslyexploresthecomplexnatureoflove,thefluidboundariesofidentity,andtheanatomyofonefamily’sstruggleforsurvivalandredemption.WhenIreneAmericadiscoversthatherartisthusband,Gil,hasbeenreadingherdiary,shebeginsasecretBlueNotebook,stashedsecurelyinasafe-depositbox.Theresherecordsthetruthaboutherlifeandmarriage,whileturningherRedDiary--hiddenwhereGilwillfindit--intoamanipulativecharade.AsIreneandGilfighttokeepupappearancesfortheirthreechildren,theirhomebecomesaplaceofincreasingviolenceandsecrecy.AndIrenedriftsintoalcoholism,movingeverclosertotheultimatedestructionofarelationshipfilledwithshadowyneedandstrangeironies.
