Book description
A "wildly entertaining" (NPR), "gripping" (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever.
Richmond, Virginia 1811. It's the height of the winter social season, the…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The House Is on Fire as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
One of the best reads of the year, and goes in the class of a near perfect, with an ensemble cast of strong, complex and interesting characters (real people).
Wizzed through this is 3 days spare time reading for two reasons: Could not put it down, and the structure and tight language keep the pace as breathless as the events.
One might hunger for a sequel???
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