The stars are firea novelShreve, AnitacreatorauthortextDomestic fiction.Fiction.Historical fiction.Domestic fiction.nyu20172017First editionmonographiceng303 pages ; 20 cmA novel based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history follows the experiences of a pregnant woman who struggles to protect her two young children and watches her home burn while her husband joins the volunteer firefightersOctober 1947. After a summer long drought, fires break out all along the Maine coast and are soon racing out of control. 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. Awaiting news of their husbands' fate, facing an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists, Grace discovers joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could containAnita Shreven-us-meGreat Fire (Maine : 1947)
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Great Fire, Maine, 1947FictionLife change eventsFictionSingle mothersFictionWildfiresMaineHistoryFictionForest firesMaineHistoryFictionLife change eventsSingle mothersMaineStars are fireShreve, Anita, author.New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017First edition.(DLC) 2016051553978038535090703853509022016032868Published in the United States by Vintage Books16110420201217121645.0959535317