Anita Shreve: The Stars Are Fire. 2017
Pocket (från kirppis)

In October 1947, after a summer long drought, fires break out all along the Maine coast from Bar Harbor to Kittery and are soon racing out of control from town to village. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband, Gene, joins the volunteer firefighters. Along with her best friend, Rosie, Grace watches helplessly as their houses burn to the ground. In the morning find their lives forever changed: homeless, penniless, awaiting news of their husbands’ fate, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists. In the midst of this devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms–joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain–and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens, Gene comes back –and Grace’s bravery is tested as never before.

Lättläst, men helt bra – jag sträckläste sista tredjdelen till sent på natten, länge sedan sist, kändes riktigt som ledighet!