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008			161104s2017 nyu 000 1 eng
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020			_a9780385350907 (hardcover)
020			_z9780385350914 (ebook)
020			_z9781524711207 (open market)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
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100	1		_aShreve, Anita,
245	1	4	_aThe stars are fire / _cAnita Shreve.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c2017.
300			_a241 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In October, 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires began near Bar Harbor and raced along the coast of Maine, ravaging two hundred thousand acres--the largest fire in Maine's history. In the southern part of the state, people were forced into the sea to escape the flames. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed: homeless, penniless, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists. As Grace awaits news of her husband's fate, she is thrust into a new world in which she must make a life on her own, beginning with absolutely nothing--she must find work, a home, a way to provide for her children. In the midst of devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms--joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain--and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens, and Grace's bravery is tested as never before"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aGreat Fire, Maine, 1947 _vFiction.
650		0	_aLife change events _vFiction.
650		0	_aSingle mothers _vFiction.
655		0	_aDomestic fiction.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aShreve, Anita, author. _tStars are fire _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 _z9780385350914 _w(DLC) 2016051553
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aShreve, Anita, author. _tStars are fire _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 _z9780385350914 _w(DLC) 2016051553
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