Where there was fire, ashes remain . . .Costa Rica, 1968.A deadly fire rips through the American Fruit Companys most lucrative banana plantation, destroying all evidence of a massive coverup.That same night, Teresa Cepeda Valverde&rsquos mother is murdered, and her husband vanishes into the darkness.Decades later, as a hurricane twists through the streets of Barrio vila, Teresa&rsquos estranged daughter Lyra begins to piece together the mysteries lost in the blaze. In her desire to find the truth of her own familys rupture, she uncovers a web of devastating betrayals, stoked by machismo, jealousy and greed.Where There Was Fire brims with ancestral spirits, omens and the forces of nature. John Manuel Arias&rsquos extraordinary debut novel weaves a brilliant tapestry of love &ndash lost and found again &ndash and, ultimately, redemption.&lsquoA haunting, operatic saga of family, history and place. . . An utterly original, unforgettable tale of family that will sear a place in the readers soul&rsquo Xochitl Gonzalez, bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming&lsquoAn ambitious debut novel . . . The combination of legend and dream sequences, characters spellbound by hallucinations, toxic odours and huge cane toads, adds to the sense of a society ill at ease with nature and itself&rsquo Times Literary Supplement

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FA; Weight: 322 g; Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 12

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