Books 2019 - The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
Friday, 15 February 2019 02:06 pmRats! I thought this book was a Movie Tie-in - I googled it and it said it had been made into a "surprisingly disappointing" film. Except that when I googled this time to try to find a link for this post - no film. Gaaaah! I obviously didn't read something properly... So after all my excitement about having a Bingo! - nope. Ah well, I'm counting it for Mount TBR, so that's something! And I can return it to my friend at last... *g*
Mount TBR so far = 7/24
Lj Book Bingo Masterpost
1947. Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought, ravaging thousands of acres, causing unprecedented confusion and fear.
Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her moody and unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed and Grace's bravery is tested as never before.
First of all - wtf? Get a proofreader onto that blurb! "Along with her best friend... the women watch in horror..."? Those are the only two women you're talking about! You mean she watches in horror! Or Grace is with her best friend...and the women watch in horror... Honestly Abacas/Little Brown Book Group/Hachette!
( The book was... )
( Booklist 2019 )
Mount TBR so far = 7/24
Lj Book Bingo Masterpost
1947. Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought, ravaging thousands of acres, causing unprecedented confusion and fear.
Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her moody and unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed and Grace's bravery is tested as never before.
First of all - wtf? Get a proofreader onto that blurb! "Along with her best friend... the women watch in horror..."? Those are the only two women you're talking about! You mean she watches in horror! Or Grace is with her best friend...and the women watch in horror... Honestly Abacas/Little Brown Book Group/Hachette!
( The book was... )
( Booklist 2019 )
