ISBN: 9780593299609
Editorial: Viking
Autor: Krow, Leyna
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 336
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Product DescriptionLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE"Devilishly funny and endlessly inventive." —Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins"This story is darkly funny, deliciously devious and hugely inventive, a magical twist on the allure of the American West and who goes there to seek their fortune." —Good Housekeeping, "The 30 Best and Most Anticipated Books of 2022 (So Far)"The propulsive story of three scheming opportunists—a banker, a conman, and a woman with an extraordinary gift—whose lives collide in the wake of a devastating fire in the American WestFor the citizens of Spokane Falls, the fire of 1889 that destroyed their frontier boomtown was no disaster; it was an opportunity. Barton Heydale, manager of the only bank in Spokane Falls, is on the verge of ending his short, unpopular life. But when his city goes up in flames, he sees an ember of hope shimmering on the horizon, headed right for him. As citizens flock to the bank to cash out insurance policies and take out loans, he realizes he can command the power he craves—and it’s not by following the rules. Here is his reason to live.When Quake Auchenbaucher, a career con man hired to investigate the cause of the fire, arrives in Spokane Falls, he employs his usual shady tactics. But this time, with Washington Territory vying for statehood, the sudden attention to due process jeopardizes Quake’s methods of manipulation.And then there’s Roslyn Beck, whose uncanny ability to see the future has long driven her to drink, and with whom both Barton and Quake have fallen madly and dangerously in love. She is known as a “certain kind of woman,” in possession of unique talents and influence, if only she can find the right ways to wield them. As their paths collide, diverge, and collide again, Barton, Quake, and Roslyn come to terms with their own needs for power, greed, and control, leading one to total ruin, one to heartbreak, and one, ultimately, to redemption.With masterful precision, devious originality, and dark whimsy, Fire Season freshly imagines the greed and misogyny of the American West to tell a rollicking, bewitching story about finding purpose in the face of injustice.ReviewPraise for Fire Season“Leyna Krow locates her first novel in a late-19th-century American boomtown that ‘prided itself on being wild and rugged.’ Washington Territory is on the brink of statehood when Spokane Falls succumbs to the disaster that gives Fire Season its title. But rising from the ashes is a process that reveals its citizens to be rather more vulnerable than they’d like to believe. So too are the grifters who will soon find themselves at loggerheads—and over much more than easy money.”—The New York Times Book Review“This feminist, magical Wild West romp is exactly the summer treat we all ordered.”—Good Housekeeping“Fire Season is uncomfortable and excellent—a story of scams set in the Wild West (Washington not-yet-state in the 1800s). Krow's plot takes off like a spooked horse, running and not stopping, to the delight of the reader. We follow a crooked banker, repulsive and yet so convinced of his righteousness that he's compelling. We follow the prostitute he tries to control, whose personal awakening is so thrilling I wouldn't dare spoil it. And we follow an out-and-out con man who sees the chaos of the territories as an opportunity for constant reinvention. Let this Western take you for a ride.”—Glamour“Calling all western fans: this debut novel follows three misfits in 1889 American West who lives end up on the same path after a fire destroys the city of Spokane Falls.”—Apartment Therapy"Wholly satisfying."—The Spokesman-Review“Part revisionist western, part meditation on misogyny and female power, it’s an appealingly strange, idiosyncratic tale.”—Carolyn Juris, Publisher’s Weekly, “A Summer Reads Staff Pick”“In this enthralling debut, Leyna Krow brings us the story of three misfits, united
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