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Where There Was Fire: A Novel
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Where There Was Fire is an atmospheric debut novel about a government cover-up, family secrets and the ghosts that haunt us — both figuratively and literally. Arias immerses readers in a lush, gorgeous world that will stick with you long after you've finished this book.
A lush and atmospheric novel about three generations of a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary star John Manuel Arias
“An exciting new voice with a prowess for lyricism.” ―Publishers Weekly
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Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit C...
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