Fire So Wild

<p><strong><em>Zibby Mag</em> <em>Electric Literature</em> <em>The Rumpus</em> and <em>She Reads </em>Most Anticipated Book of the Year</strong></p><p><strong>Grossman balances the social and political the emotional and physical with insight and precision. Her disparate characters all hail from different worlds and it's a horrific thrill to witness their dramas unfurl and collide.</strong>--<strong><em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>With the emotional echoes of <em>Little Fires Everywhere </em>and the lush atmosphere of<em> Disappearing Earth</em> 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 city's surface.</strong></p><p>As a wildfire threatens Berkeley the city's inhabitants are forced to reckon with the cracks in the lives they've built.</p><p>Abigail a wealthy homeowner 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--but only if enough funds are raised at the party.</p><p>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.</p><p>Alternating among a colorful cast of characters <em>A Fire So Wild</em> is a timely tautly paced novel that questions why when everything burns not everyone is left with scars.</p>