A Fire So Wild: A Novel

ISBN: 0063305429

Author: Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah

Condition: New

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 citys surface.As a wildfire threatens Berkeley, the citys 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 citys newest affordable housing project-and prove to her family that shes made something worthwhile of her life. Sunny, a construction worker who sleeps in a van along the bays shore, is in the running for an apartment-but 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 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.