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The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard (Paperback, 2004)

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The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard

Twenty years in the writing, The Great Fire is a triumphant novel of lives shadowed by war and redeemed by love.
After the Second World War, in war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women must reinvent their lives and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will falter. At the centre of the story, a brave and brilliant soldier finds that survival and worldly achievement are not enough. His counterpart, a young girl living in Occupied Japan and tending her dying brother, falls in love, and in the process discovers herself.

In the looming shadow of world enmities resumed, and of Asia s coming centrality in world affairs, a man and a woman seek to recover self-reliance, balance, and tenderness, struggling to reclaim their humanity.

Format: Paperback | 336 pages

Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.5 x 2.3 | 384g

Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004

Publisher: Time Warner Books UK

Imprint: Virago Press

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Language: English

ISBN10: 1844081397

ISBN13: 9781844081394

 

Condition: Good

A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and creasing along the edges, and a very small patch has come off at the base of the spine, but no other holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. A previous owner has written their name in blue pen at the top of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.

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