Book
A fire so wild : a novel / Sarah Ruiz-Grossman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063305427 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 199 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Low-income housing > California > Berkeley > Fiction. Wildfires > California > Berkeley > Fiction. Berkeley (Calif.) > Fiction. California > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Political fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC RuizG | 31681010361137 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"With the emotional echoes of Little Fires Everywhere and the lush atmosphere of Disappearing Earth, a riveting debut novel in which a wildfire creeps toward Berkeley, California, igniting tensions as characters from all walks of life confront the injustices growing beneath the city's surface. As a wildfire threatens Berkeley, the city's inhabitants are forced to reckon with the cracks in the lives they've built. Abigail, a wealthy white woman, decides to throw a lavish birthday in a hillside mansion to raise money for the city's newest affordable housing project-and prove to her family that she's made something worthwhile of her life. Sunny, a construction worker who sleeps in a van along the bay's shore, is in the running for an apartment in the complex-but only if enough funds are raised at the party to subsidize low-income rentals. As the heat and smoke from the approaching blaze descend upon the town, tensions rise and residents-young and old, haves and have nots-confront the inequities laid bare, and the fragility of building a life in a world on fire. Alternating among a colorful cast of characters, A Fire So Wild is a timely, tautly paced novel that questions why when everything burns, not everyone is left with scars"-- - Baker & Taylor
As a wildfire threatens to engulf Berkeley, California, the city's residents, both rich and poor, are forced to confront the social and economic inequities that plague their community in the new novel from a former climate journalist. 30,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
Zibby Mag, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, and She Reads Most Anticipated Book of the Year
âGrossman balances the social and political, the emotional and physical, with insight and precision. Her disparate characters all hail from different worlds, and itâs a horrific thrill to witness their dramas unfurl and collide."âNew York Times Book Review
With the emotional echoes of Little Fires Everywhere and the lush atmosphere of Disappearing Earth, a riveting debut novel in which a wildfire creeps toward Berkeley, California, igniting tensions as characters from all walks of life confront the injustices lying beneath the cityâs surface.
As a wildfire threatens Berkeley, the cityâs inhabitants are forced to reckon with the cracks in the lives they've built.
Abigail, a wealthy homeowner, decides to throw a lavish birthday in a hillside mansion to raise money for the cityâs newest affordable housing projectâand prove to her family that sheâs made something worthwhile of her life. Sunny, a construction worker who sleeps in a van along the bayâs shore, is in the running for an apartmentâbut only if enough funds are raised at the party.
As the heat and smoke from the approaching blaze descend upon the town, tensions rise and residentsâyoung and old, haves and have notsâconfront the inequities laid bare, and the fragility of building a life in a world on fire.
Alternating among a colorful cast of characters, A Fire So Wild is a timely, tautly paced novel that questions why when everything burns, not everyone is left with scars.
