From the Fires Scattered There

<p class=ql-align-justify>On the morning of December 14 1943 two trains collide in rural southeastern North Carolina in one of the worst tragedies to ever strike the state.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>A local resident burdened by the weight of a choice he must soon make is startled by an explosion. He sprints across the fields to find a scene of terror and chaos that can never be erased from his memory.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>Amongst the wreckage and mangled bodies lie a soldier returning home for Christmas not knowing whether he'll be forgiven for the despicable decisions that caused him to leave in the first place and a bride excited about her new life yet fearful of spending it with the man she regretfully married. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><em>From the Fires Scattered There</em> shares the true story of the Tamiami Champion train wreck that claimed seventy-four lives. Through this expertly braided work of historical fiction debut author Kammeron Polverari weaves the havoc helplessness and humanity of her protagonists' lives into our own. </p><p><br></p>