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‘Stunning… will long remain in the reader’s mind’ – Kristin Hannah

THE UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO AND SONGBIRDS – NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK, EBOOK & AUDIOBOOK.
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AMONG THE ASHES, ONE FAMILY FOUND HOPE . . .

In a tiny, beautiful Greek village, deep in an ancient forest, live a family – Irini, Tasso and their daughter, sweet Chara. One day their world is rocked when a forest fire consumes the village, leaving houses burned and lives irreparably damaged.

But while Tasso and Chara struggle to find the courage to bear what has happened, Irini is tormented by guilt for her part in the fate of the man who started the fire . . .

A captivating, moving novel of survival, hope and redemption, as epic as it is intimate, and set against the tormented landscape of our changing world, THE BOOK OF FIRE is the blazing new book from the international bestselling author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO and SONGBIRDS.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK OF FIRE

‘Christy Lefteri is a magician when it comes to the written word, and although the story is about a devastating event, beauty pours forth from her prose, and this, and the storyline will stay with me for some time to come.’ 5* Reader Review

‘This book made me feel every emotion. I love Christy Lefteri’s writing. The Beekeeper of Aleppo is an amazing book but The Book of Fire is an outstanding read’ 5* Reader Review

‘Christy Lefteri has crafted a story of such grief and pain, but also one of hope and love.’ 5* Reader Review

‘Beautifully written, atmospheric, moving and entrancing, all at once’ 5* Reader Review

‘The author’s vivid descriptions of the forest, both before and after the fire, help the reader to get a real sense of the loss which these devastating fires bring about. A passionate and emotive story which drew me in from the very first page. Stunning!’ 5* Reader Review

Publisher Review

Christy Lefteri is a writer of huge power, who writes with great delicacy and urgency, making us see the world around us through fresh eyes. * Heather Morris, international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz * The Book of Fire is the work of a seasoned and wise storyteller who is as masterfully attuned to the nuances of trauma as she is adept at uncovering hope and resilience. Christy Lefteri is at the height of her powers with this radiant and moving novel. * Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Wild Game and Little Monsters * Christy Lefteri's beautiful new novel, The Book of Fire, is a compelling story of love, loss, and redemption in the face of unimaginable tragedy. As with The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy transports the reader to a once lush and now destroyed world, where a community-and a mother-- must fight to regain what has been lost. Uniquely crafted and full of both stunning imagery and human emotion, The Book of Fire is a story that will long remain in the reader's mind. * Kristen Hannah * The Book of Fire is a wonderfully engrossing and moving novel that explores with great tenderness the need for answers in the face of terrible loss and the desire for recovery from environmental devastation. * Peter Stott, author of Hot Air *