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The Leap Louise Erdrich Summary
“The Leap” by Louise Erdrich is a short story about a woman named Anna, a now retired acrobat. Flying Avalons was the name of the heart stopping Acrobat team that Anna performed in with her late husband Harry. One sunny afternoon in June the couple was performing their breathtaking stunt, but the unpredictability of New Hampshire weather brought disaster with it. A mid-afternoon thunderstorm brought the fatality of Anna’s husband and unborn child after a stray lightning bolt hit the top of the carnival tent. After the initial strike of lighting, Anna- flying through the air, clutched on to the still hot guy wire, severely burning her hands but otherwise unscathed. It wasn't until her rescuers came that she sustained multiple injuries that landed
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