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Book Review of Home Fires

Home Fires
Home Fires
Author: Luanne Rice
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Anne Davis has returned to the house where she grew up, trading her glamourous Manhattan lifestyle for a harsh winter on a wind-whipped New England island. Her marriage has crumbled in the wake of a tragic accident. Now she has returned to the home on Salt Whistle Road that has always meant shelter, security, family, and love. When she awakens one snowy night to a fire that roars through the old house, Anne escapes but runs back into the blaze to save something so precious that it's worth risking her life for. It is that reckless acto of blind desperation that sets a miracle in motion...