![]() ![]() One day, Gene comes home from work in a foul mood. She focuses on her children to distract herself from an unhappy marriage. She can’t remember ever enjoying sex with her husband she prefers it when he’s on the road working. Gene doesn’t pay much attention to her and he neglects her sexually. Together, they have two children: Claire, who is almost one, and Tom, who is a few months old. The protagonist, Grace Holland, is married to Gene, a property surveyor. ![]() The Stars are Fire takes place in Hunts Beach, Maine, during October 1947. ![]() Shreve was a bestselling writer who taught high school English before writing fiction full-time she once spent three years working as a journalist in Kenya. Critics praise the book for its take on post-World War II women and for how well it captures the idea of personal growth. The Stars are Fire (2017), a historical novel by Anita Shreve, centers on a lonely housewife who finds herself torn in new directions when her house burns down in a city-wide fire. ![]()
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