Fire Angels

A Novel

Elizabeth Kern

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Chicago Review Press
07 February 2017

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Three weeks before Christmas, on December 1, 1958, one of the most horrific fires in American history broke out at Our Lady of the Angels elementary school in Chicago, claiming the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns.

Fire Angelsis a fictional account of that fire. It's a story of arson; of bravery by parents, nuns, firefighters, and medical professionals; of a falsely accused janitor; of a cover-up within the Catholic Church; of a judge who, in having to determine the juvenile arsonist's fate, is torn between loyalty to his church and justice; of a tight-knit community changed forever; and of two survivors who fall in love. Fire itself is also a central character in this story, a cunning observer that comes to life whenever a flame is lit.

By: Elizabeth Kern
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781613736296
ISBN 10: 1613736290
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 07 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Kern is the author of Wanting to Be Jackie Kennedy and Mercy Goodhue, a Puritan Woman's Story of Betrayal, Witchcraft and Madness. She is a native of Chicago, a former manager of corporate communications at Apple, and a graduate of Stanford University, where she developed her passion for writing historical fiction. She lives in Petaluma, California.