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Nothing Left to Burn by Jay Varner (2010, Hardcover)
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The book "Nothing Left to Burn" by Jay Varner, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 2010, is a hardcover memoir exploring topics such as parenting, personal memoirs, and the experiences of editors, journalists, and publishers. It has 304 pages and is written in English. The book measures 8.6 inches in length, 5.8 inches in width, and 1 inch in height, weighing 16 ounces.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-101565126092
ISBN-139781565126091
eBay Product ID (ePID)74244489
Product Key Features
Book TitleNothing Left to Burn
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Parenting / Fatherhood, Personal Memoirs, General
GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJay Varner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-002523
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"At its core, the book is about the way we spend half our lives trying to understand the people who brought us into this world . . . [Varner's] writing is reporterly with lovely lyrical flourishes." -- Time Out Chicago, "Unadorned but vivid, Varner's coming-of-age story unravels family secrets about firefighting and arson. It's painful and poignant . . . [Varner] reminds us that few lives, even those we think we know best, are easily understood." --USA Today -- Time Out Chicago, "Unadorned but vivid, Varner's coming-of-age story unravels family secrets about firefighting and arson. It's painful and poignant . . . [Varner] reminds us that few lives, even those we think we know best, are easily understood." --USA Today, The flames of Nothing Left to Burn cast darkness as well as light, but Jay Verner has an eye for humanity reminiscent of the late Larry Brown, and redemption-startling and hollow-eyed but redemption nonetheless-is a ember that will not be put out.
Dewey Decimal306.874/2
SynopsisA memoir about father-son relationships written by a young man struggling to understand the bond between his father--the local fire chief--and his grandfather, a convicted arsonist., Nothing Left to Burn is a remarkable memoir that looks into the life of a family that has spent years harboring secrets, both dark and volatile. It eloquently tells the story of a son's relationship with his father, the fire chief and a local hero, and his grandfather, a serial arsonist. When Jay Varner, fresh out of college, returns home to work for the local newspaper, he knows that he will have to deal with the memories of a childhood haunted by a grandfather who was both menacing and comical and by a father who died too young and who never managed to be the father Jay so desperately needed him to be. In digging into the past, he uncovers layers of secrets, lies, and half-truths. It is only when he finally has the truth in hand that he comes to an understanding of the forces that drove his father, and of the fires that for all his efforts his father could never extinguish.
LC Classification NumberF159.M24V37 2011
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