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010 a| 2017058702;

019 a| 1056712867;

020 a| 9781946448231q| paperback ;q| alkaline paper;

020 a| 1946448230q| paperback ;q| alkaline paper;

035 a| 40028835321;

035 a| (OCoLC)1019833302z| (OCoLC)1056712867;

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043 a| n-us-ila| n-us-wi;

050 00 a| PS3552.R7b| L35 2018;

082 00 a| 813/.62| 23;

100 1 a| Brown, Rosellen,e| author.=| ^A81136;

245 14 a| The lake on fire /c| Rosellen Brown.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Louisville, KY :b| Sarabande Books,c| 2018.;

300 a| 350 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

520 a| "After more than a decade, Rosellen Brown, author of ten celebrated books, is back with a gritty, absorbing, and deeply felt novel. The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Chaya and her strange, brilliant, little brother Asher depart for Chicago only to discover that the Gilded Age is as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition attracting thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. They scrape together a meager living--she in a cigar factory; he, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. Chaya's becomes a deeply conflicted love story and Asher, haunted by his loyalty to the Fair's abandoned workers, is responsible for an astonishing terrorist act. The abandoned Fair burns to the ground as the city goes on with its usual business in this profound narrative that resonates eerily with today's news"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

650 0 a| Immigrantsv| Fiction.=| ^A486409;

650 0 a| Siblingsv| Fiction.=| ^A64503;

651 0 a| Chicago (Ill.)v| Fiction.=| ^A448318;

651 0 a| Wisconsinv| Fiction.=| ^A578323;

650 4 a| FICTION / Historical / General.;

650 4 a| FICTION / Jewish.;

650 4 a| FICTION / Coming of Age.;

650 1 a| Jewish childrenv| Fiction.;

650 1 a| Brothers and sistersx| Fiction.;

655 7 a| Historical fiction.2| lcgft;

655 7 a| Historical fiction.2| gsafd;

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The lake on fire / Rosellen Brown.

Author/creator	Brown, Rosellen author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Louisville, KY : Sarabande Books, 2018.
Copyright Date	©2018
Description	350 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Immigrants--Fiction. Siblings--Fiction. FICTION / Historical / General. FICTION / Jewish. FICTION / Coming of Age. Jewish children--Fiction. Brothers and sisters--Fiction. Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction. Wisconsin--Fiction.

Abstract	"After more than a decade, Rosellen Brown, author of ten celebrated books, is back with a gritty, absorbing, and deeply felt novel. The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Chaya and her strange, brilliant, little brother Asher depart for Chicago only to discover that the Gilded Age is as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition attracting thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. They scrape together a meager living--she in a cigar factory; he, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. Chaya's becomes a deeply conflicted love story and Asher, haunted by his loyalty to the Fair's abandoned workers, is responsible for an astonishing terrorist act. The abandoned Fair burns to the ground as the city goes on with its usual business in this profound narrative that resonates eerily with today's news"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Historical fiction.
Genre/form	Historical fiction.
LCCN	2017058702
ISBN	9781946448231 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBN	1946448230 paperback ; alkaline paper

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