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A disturbing read. I am old enough to remember the days when a wife submitted to her husbands will, but fortunately young enough to have not had to live it. Anita Shreve always makes me dig a little deeper.


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The Stars Are Fire A novel edition by Anita Shreve Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

The Stars are on Fire Anita Shreve at her best ! I couldn't put it down and read it in one day ! A Rowayton Reader
I really enjoyed this historical fiction novel by Anita Shreve. I actually had not read a novel by her in a long time. I did not realize about the devastating fires in coastal Maine in 1947. These fires burned for two weeks following a long drought. The main character is Grace who has two children, is in a loveless marriage to a man named Gene , who has a very aggressive violent personality. Grace tries to make sense of her loneliness and her odd marriage. She shares her situation with her best friend and neighbor Rosie. To make matters worst she is also pregnant with her third child. When the fire strikes her town the husbands are off trying to fight the fires with the town people. The fires swoop up suddenly and she, Rosie and the children head out to the beach. This fire destroyed nine towns. This story is the journey of Grace's life after the fire. I was very absorbed in this novel and read it in two evenings. I liked the flow of the characters. I found it very enjoyable.
The plot premise of this book is truly the stuff of nightmares and, tragically, real news headlines What if a ravaging, uncontrollable wildfire burned not only everything you own, but also destroyed your entire town?

It is 1947. Gene and Grace Holland live a simple life in a simple house in Hunts Beach on the coast of Maine. Her mother is present but distant, and her mother-in-law despises her. Claire is two, Tom is nine months old, and Grace is pregnant. Their marriage is as brittle and dry as the drought that shrouds this idyllic land by the sea. When a wildfire breaks out up and down the coast of Maine, Gene and most of the other men band together to try to fight it. Left alone, Grace does something truly extraordinary to save her life, her children's lives and those of her best friend and her kids, who live next door. But when the fire is finally snuffed out, there is nothing left—nothing!—and Gene is missing. But just as fire does in nature, using this catastrophic force for rebirth and eventual regrowth, Grace musters all her inner strength and courage to also rebuild the shards of her life. And then everything comes crashing in again.

This is a story about the untapped strength and power of one woman's spirit.

The book is a fast and captivating read that is so much more than mere plot. Author Anita Shreve has created characters who will reach into your soul. The descriptions are so vivid and bold that I could almost feel the heat of the flames and the chill of the ocean. Best of all, the twists and turns of the story, especially at the end, are how really good books are written.

Sadly, Anita Shreve died on March 29, 2018, but I will always be in awe of the legacy she has left us.
I've read 5 of Shreve's best-known novels. This one has the same quiet and inexorable pacing, the same simplicity and accuracy of language. But somehow Stars does not have the emotional impact of the earlier novels. It is like a passing conversation with a casual acquaintance, rather than an intimate and blazing argument with a lover. And... I know this is picky, but I expected the title to have a little more connection to the story. Yes, fire plays a part in the story, but the stars don't. And the hinted connection between fire and the nature of stars is never explored.
Grace married up, to a man who made her pregnant. Feeling vaguely unsettled, the young mother of two, spends the beginning of the book wondering what is exactly wrong in her marriage. Her naivety and lack of anyone to confide in leaves her feeling trapped. Her life changes drastically when a fire decimates her town. She ends up now homeless, penniless and responsible for her mother as well as her children. She rises from the ashes discovering there is more to her than she realizes. She decides there is a life that she'd like join, rather than live as a bystander. I really enjoyed the first half of the book, the second slid into soap opera territory. While Grace seemed more a housewife from the depression era, it was interesting to see her overcome her struggles. Some parts, however felt contrived. Shreve shined when she writes about Grace's growth, her change from a submissive wife to an independent woman. The men in the book were one-dimensional, as if they were nothing more than an accessory to Grace's development.
This is an uplifting tale of a woman in postwar USA, in a particularly conservative region, stuck in a situation which is not nourishing but which she can't easily leave. Very gently told, this novel explores the extent to which social rules can hinder our choices, and how easy it is to settle for less than we would like.
I’ve long been a fan of Anita Shreve. It was with sadness that I read of her passing. A native New Englander, I’m familiar with many of the settings in her novels. Though the story line of “The Stars are Fire” is dark and quite dismal I enjoyed the book. I didn’t know of the fires in Maine and found the description of the survivors’ struggle both compelling and horrifying.
It’s hard to say how I feel about the main character. On one hand I felt she should leave her cruel, loveless husband and despised her lack of gumption. On the other hand I cheered on her spirit as she came into her own.
Fans of Anita Shreve will not want to miss this novel.
A disturbing read. I am old enough to remember the days when a wife submitted to her husbands will, but fortunately young enough to have not had to live it. Anita Shreve always makes me dig a little deeper.