Signal Fires
Book description
A heart-stopping, magical story about human connection, for fans of THE PAPER PALACE and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
Two families. One night. A constellation of lives changed forever.
When retired doctor Ben Wilf comes across ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman in the middle of the night under Division Street's old oak tree, he…
Why read it?
1 author picked Signal Fires as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have always been a fan of stories that jump between timelines and alternating voices. I love to "work" a little when I read a book.
Signal Fires does this in bold and unique ways. It never feels like a trick, or that the author is keeping something from me. There is a central tragic event which Shapiro reveals right up front. The story continues on to show us the many ways in which the lives of the characters are profoundly shaped, whether directly connected to the incident or not.
There is also a compelling plot, cleverly woven into the…
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