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A fire so wild : a novel / Sarah Ruiz-Grossman.

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063305427
ISBN: 0063305429
Physical Description: 199 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024