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"Telling the story of three women and their two-decade friendship, Lutz ventures away from her snarky Spellman Files series and ends up firmly in women's-fiction territory. Outrageous Anna, contemplative Kate, and sporty Georgina (George) meet cute in college when roommates Anna and Kate come upon a very drunk George passed out on a frat-house lawn. The dissimilar women quickly become friends, and the book unfolds as a series of flashbacks from 1993 to 2014. Anna, once a doctor, ends up as a secretary after her substance-abuse problems cause her to lose her medical license. Kate becomes a drifter, unable to shake the fact that she killed a man (who was attacking George); and George moves from husband to husband, each time morphing into someone else's vision of a perfect wife and mother. The characters are marvelous--each woman, despite having some over-the-top peculiarities about her, is relatable and fully dimensional. Lutz's offbeat wit is also on display, such as in one character's reliable getting-to-know-you question of, "Who would you save in a fire, Keith Richards or Pete Townshend? The answer is Pete Townshend. A fire wouldn't kill Keith Richards." Although the ending is a bit flat in comparison to the narrative drive of the story, this is an absorbing tale that will satisfy Spellman fans as well as women's fiction readers who like a good ensemble story." --Booklist, STARRED
"Few books have so expertly captured the intricacies and complexities of female friendship. Whipsmart and cunning, deeply funny and profoundly moving, Lisa Lutz's "How to Start A Fire "is a knockout."--Megan Abbott, author of "The Fever"
"Telling the story of three women and their two-decade friendship, Lutz ventures away from her snarky Spellman Files series and ends up firmly in women's-fiction territory. Outrageous Anna, contemplative Kate, and sporty Georgina (George) meet cute in college when roommates Anna and Kate come upon a very drunk George passed out on a frat-house lawn. The dissimilar women quickly become friends, and the book unfolds as a series of flashbacks from 1993 to 2014. Anna, once a doctor, ends up as a secretary after her substance-abuse problems cause her to lose her medical license. Kate becomes a drifter, unable to shake the fact that she killed a man (who was attacking George); and George moves from husband to husband, each time morphing into someone else's vision of a perfect wife and mother. The characters are marvelous--each woman, despite having some over-the-top peculiarities about her, is relatable and fully dimensional. Lutz's offbeat wit is also on display, such as in one character's reliable getting-to-know-you question of, "Who would you save in a fire, Keith Richards or Pete Townshend? The answer is Pete Townshend. A fire wouldn't kill Keith Richards." Although the ending is a bit flat in comparison to the narrative drive of the story, this is an absorbing tale that will satisfy Spellman fans as well as women's fiction readers who like a good ensemble story." --Booklist, STARRED
"Bestselling author Lutz (the Spellman Files series) hits a home run in this glorious exploration of friendship, which follows the trajectory of three college friends over 20 years. First there's Kate Smirnoff (yes, "like the vodka," she proclaims) raised by her grandfather after her parents' accidental death when she was eight, destined to own her family's business, a diner in Santa Cruz. There's Anna Fury, an independent woman (yet needy for love) who eschews her upper-class background and has a penchant for adventure that almost upends her life. And then there's George (Georgiana) Leoni, a gorgeous outdoorsy type with an uncanny perception about what makes people tick, yet who keeps falling for the wrong man. A traumatic event in their 20s binds the three women, and Lutz, moving back and forth in time, brilliantly intertwines their lives over the next two decades, as Kate leaves her sheltered life and explores the world, Anna pursues an M.D., and George becomes a forest ranger. The author portrays three fully drawn, flawed, and compelling women with fresh insight into the mysterious terrain of female friendships--a mix of shared experiences, affection, empathy, jealousy, anger, and love."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED
"Engaging portrait of female friendship...with wit and a gift for capturing the repartee between siblings and old friends, Lutz brings us a memorable and ultimately uplifting saga of three strong, unique women."--BookPage
"Few books have so expertly captured the intricacies and complexities of female friendship. Whipsmart and cunning, deeply funny and profoundly moving, Lisa Lutz s"How to Start A Fire"is aknockout."--Megan Abbott, author of"The Fever"
"Telling the story of three women and their two-decade friendship, Lutz ventures away from her snarky Spellman Files series and ends up firmly in women s-fiction territory. Outrageous Anna, contemplative Kate, and sporty Georgina (George) meet cute in college when roommates Anna and Kate come upon a very drunk George passed out on a frat-house lawn. The dissimilar women quickly become friends, and the book unfolds as a series of flashbacks from 1993 to 2014. Anna, once a doctor, ends up as a secretary after her substance-abuse problems cause her to lose her medical license. Kate becomes a drifter, unable to shake the fact that she killed a man (who was attacking George); and George moves from husband to husband, each time morphing into someone else s vision of a perfect wife and mother. The characters are marvelous each woman, despite having some over-the-top peculiarities about her, is relatable and fully dimensional. Lutz s offbeat wit is also on display, such as in one character s reliable getting-to-know-you question of, Who would you save in a fire, Keith Richards or Pete Townshend? The answer is Pete Townshend. A fire wouldn t kill Keith Richards. Although the ending is a bit flat in comparison to the narrative drive of the story, this is an absorbing tale that will satisfy Spellman fans as well as women s fiction readers who like a good ensemble story." --Booklist, STARRED
"Bestselling author Lutz (the Spellman Files series) hits a home run in this glorious exploration of friendship, which follows the trajectory of three college friends over 20 years. First there s Kate Smirnoff (yes, like the vodka, she proclaims) raised by her grandfather after her parents accidental death when she was eight, destined to own her family s business, a diner in Santa Cruz. There s Anna Fury, an independent woman (yet needy for love) who eschews her upper-class background and has a penchant for adventure that almost upends her life. And then there s George (Georgiana) Leoni, a gorgeous outdoorsy type with an uncanny perception about what makes people tick, yet who keeps falling for the wrong man. A traumatic event in their 20s binds the three women, and Lutz, moving back and forth in time, brilliantly intertwines their lives over the next two decades, as Kate leaves her sheltered life and explores the world, Anna pursues an M.D., and George becomes a forest ranger. The author portrays three fully drawn, flawed, and compelling women with fresh insight into the mysterious terrain of female friendships a mix of shared experiences, affection, empathy, jealousy, anger, and love."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED
"With wit and a gift for capturing the repartee between siblings and old friends, Lutz brings us a memorable and ultimately uplifiting saga of three strong, unique women."--Bookpage"
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From a bestselling writer, a story of unexpected friendship three women thrown together in college who grow to adulthood united and divided by secrets, lies, and a single night that shaped all of them
When UC Santa Cruz roommates Anna and Kate find passed-out Georgiana Leoni on a lawn one night, they wheel her to their dorm in a shopping cart. Twenty years later, they gather around a campfire on the lawn of a New England mansion. What happens in between the web of wild adventures, unspoken jealousies, and sudden tragedies that alter the course of their lives is charted with sharp wit and aching sadness in this meticulously constructed novel.
Anna, the de facto leader, is fearless and restless moving fast to stay one step ahead of her demons. Quirky, contemplative Kate is a natural sidekick but a terrible wingman ( If you go home with him, might I suggest breathing through your mouth ). And then there s George: the most desired woman in any room, and the one most likely to leave with the worst man.
Shot through with the crackling dialogue, irresistible characters, and propulsive narrative drive that make Lutz s books so beloved, "How to Start a Fire" pulls us deep into Anna, Kate, and George s complicated bond and pays homage to the abiding, irrational love we share with the family we choose."
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- Año de publicación2015
- ISBN 10 1410481816
- ISBN 13 9781410481818
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