Green Fires: Assault on Eden: A Novel of the Ecuadorian Rainforest

by Marnie Mueller

Overview

Green Fires is the story of Annie Saunders, a disillusioned Kennedy-era Peace Corps volunteer, returning to Ecuador, hoping to come to terms with her traumatic experiences there. What she finds instead is a menacing and mysterious trail which she determinedly follows—ever deeper into the jungle—uncovering a sinister secret of international dimensions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781880684597
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

MARNIE MUELLER is an American novelist. She was born in the Tule Lake Japanese American Segregation Camp during WWII, the child of Caucasian parents protesting the treatment of those incarcerated there. Mueller's work has received numerous awards and citations, including an AMERICAN BOOK AWARD and a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection. She currently lives in New York City. 

Editorial Reviews

"This is a remarkable achievement—a novel which presents the indigenous peoples of the rainforest without cliché or stereotype, romanticism or ideology. It dares to depict their struggle for survival with all its complexity and contradictions, moments of fear and cruelty, courage and love. With honesty and art, Marnie Mueller has written a story not just about the war waged against the rainforest and the indigenous peoples but against—and within—each one of us." —Larry Cox, Exec. Dir., The Rainforest Foundation
 


"...a riveting novel of adventure and suspense. . . . Marnie Mueller captures with rare honesty the complexity and cultural manipulations that occur when an oppressed people must fight for survival." —Kirkus Reviews


"An engrossing piece of fiction. . . . A very powerful tale with an even more powerful message, Mueller succeeds in painting vivid images in the hearts and minds of her readers." —Copley News Service

From the Publisher

The characters are well drawn, and the novel has adventure, intrigue and romance as well as politics.

New York Times Book Review

The characters are well drawn, and the novel has adventure, intrigue and romance as well as politics.

NY Times Book Review