The Stars Are Fire

By Anita Shreve

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - From the acclaimed author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife an exquisitely suspenseful novel about an extraordinary young woman tested by a catastrophic event. Based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history

In October 1947, Grace Holland is experiencing two simultaneous droughts. An unseasonably hot, dry summer has turned the state of Maine into a tinderbox, and Grace and her husband, Gene, have fallen out of love and barely speak. Five months pregnant and caring for two toddlers, Grace has resigned herself to a life of loneliness and domestic chores. One night she awakes to find that wildfires are racing down the coast, closer and closer to her house. Forced to pull her children into the ocean to escape the flames, Grace watches helplessly as everything she knows burns to the ground. By morning, her life is forever changed: she is homeless, penniless, awaiting news of her husband's fate, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists. With courage and stoicism, Grace overcomes devastating loss and, through the smoke, is able to glimpse the opportunity to rewrite her own story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345806360
• ISBN13: 9780345806369
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Anita Shreve

Very good book - enjoyed the characters and storyline.