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Things We Set on Fire by Deborah Reed (2013 Trade Paperback) - BRAND NEW!!
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 2010s
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781477809518
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
ISBN-10
1477809511
ISBN-13
9781477809518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168533153
Product Key Features
Book Title
Things We Set on Fire
Number of Pages
258 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Contemporary Women, Family Life
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"What a finely made, complex, and wholly engrossing novel this is. The people who inhabit Things We Set on Fire seem to be squeezed into some catastrophic critical mass, like the Big Bang in reverse, and yet the prose is completely under control, precise and lucid, sometimes electric with nuance, sometimes strangely musical, and always convincing. The moral pressures on these characters become almost unbearable, yet the radiance of grace and pardon and understanding shines on. Reed has given us a beautiful book." --Tim O'Brien, National Book Award winner and author of The Things They Carried "Reed is fearless in nudging her characters toward disaster, and the reader follows with a thumping heart, confident in the story's authoritative prose and, ultimately, redeeming spirit. I was genuinely moved by this novel, and recommend it highly." --Antonya Nelson, author of Bound: A Novel and Some Fun: Stories and a Novella "With striking lyricism, sly humor, and great sympathy for her finely drawn characters, Deborah Reed has written a beautiful novel about family and forgiveness in Things We Set on Fire . I couldn't put it down, which is the kind of problem that I think every book lover hopes for." --Christine Sneed, author of Little Known Facts and Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry "Deborah Reed is one of my favorite new writers, and Things We Set on Fire would be an excellent introduction to her work, if you are still among the uninitiated. Here we have three generations of women, separated by space and circumstance, unexpectedly pulled back into each other's lives as though sucked into a vortex. And this is where Reed takes us: the eye of the family storm. From the intense opening scene of this kaleidoscopic, largehearted novel to its last page, there's not a dull moment here, folks." --John McNally, author of After the Workshop
Number of Volumes
0 vols.
Synopsis
A series of tragedies brings Vivvie's young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie's husband, was shot and killed thirty years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations. Sisters Elin and Kate fought mercilessly in childhood and have avoided each other for years. Elin seems like the last person to watch her sister convalesce after an attempted suicide. But Elin has her own reasons for coming to Kate's side and will soon discover Kate's own staggering needs. This deeply personal, hauntingly melancholy look at the damages families inflict on each other--and the healing that only they can provide--is filled with flinty, flawed, and complex people stumbling toward some kind of peace. Like Elizabeth Strout and Kazuo Ishiguro, Deborah Reed understands a story, and its inhabitants reveal themselves in the subtleties: the space between the thoughts, the sigh behind the smile, and the unreliable lies people tell themselves that ultimately reveal the deepest truths., From the bestselling author of Carry Yourself Back to Me comes another tightly plotted, emotionally complex novel about strangers who happen to be part of the same family. A series of tragedies brings Vivvie's young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie's husband, was shot and killed 30 years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations. This deeply personal, hauntingly melancholy look at the damages families inflict on each other -- and the healing that only they can provide -- is filled with flinty, flawed, and complex people stumbling towards some kind of peace. Like Elizabeth Strout and Kazuo Ishiguro, Deborah Reed understands a story, and her characters reveal themselves in the subtleties: the space between the thoughts, the sigh behind the smile, and the unreliable lies people tell themselves that ultimately reveal the deepest truths. "Reed is fearless in nudging her characters toward disaster, and the reader follows with a thumping heart, confident in the story's authoritative prose and, ultimately, redeeming spirit. I was genuinely moved by this novel, and recommend it highly." -- Antonya Nelson, author of Bound: A Novel and Some Fun: Stories and a Novella
LC Classification Number
PS3602.R3885T48 2013
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