Bibliograph

The stars are fire, a novel, Anita Shreve

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The stars are fire, a novel, Anita Shreve

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The stars are fire

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

965542149

Responsibility statement

Anita Shreve

Sub title

a novel

Summary

In October 1947, after a summer long drought, fires break out all along the Maine coast from Bar Harbor to Kittery and are soon racing out of control from town to village. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband, Gene, joins the volunteer firefighters. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, Grace watches helplessly as their houses burn to the ground, the flames finally forcing them all into the ocean as a last resort. The women spend the night frantically protecting their children, and in the morning find their lives forever changed: homeless, penniless, awaiting news of their husbands' fate, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists

Target audience

general

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