Book of Fire

'POIGNANT' Observer
'COMPELLING' Daily Mail
'EVOCATIVE' Independent
'MOVING' Sunday Express
'STUNNING' Kristin Hannah
'A WRITER OF HUGE POWER' Heather Morris

A captivating, moving novel of survival, hope and redemption, THE BOOK OF FIRE is the blazing new book from the international bestselling author of THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO and SONGBIRDS.

AMONG THE ASHES, ONE FAMILY FOUND HOPE . . .

In a tiny, beautiful Greek village, deep in an ancient forest, live a family - Irini, Tasso and their daughter, sweet Chara. One day their world is rocked when a forest fire consumes the village, leaving houses burned and lives irreparably damaged.

But what happens after the fire?

Praise for The Book of Fire:

'Beautiful. A compelling story of love, loss, and redemption in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Uniquely crafted and full of both stunning imagery and human emotion, The Book of Fire is a story that will long remain in the reader's mind' Kristin Hannah

'Christy Lefteri is a writer of huge power, making us see the world around us through fresh eyes' Heather Morris, international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

'Lefteri fine-tunes her poignant, intimate family storytelling in The Book of Fire . . . testament to Lefteri's increasing reputation for crafting international bestsellers with real contemporary meaning' Observer

'Evocative. An emotive, character driven novel which demonstrates the impact that such a major event has on one family' Independent

'A sweeping, elegant story, set against the backdrop of the Greek landscape. Moving and thought-provoking, it exposes the damage caused by human-greed, but also celebrates the power of human resilience' Sunday Express

'A compelling, at times anguished, at-a-sitting exploration of trauma, complicity, justice and how to live in our rapacious, heating age' Daily Mail

'Christy Lefteri is a magician when it comes to the written word, and although the story is about a devastating event, beauty pours forth from her prose, and this, and the storyline will stay with me for some time to come.' 5* Reader Review

'This book made me feel every emotion. I love Christy Lefteri's writing. The Beekeeper of Aleppo is an amazing book but The Book of Fire is an outstanding read' 5* Reader Review

'Christy Lefteri has crafted a story of such grief and pain, but also one of hope and love.' 5* Reader Review

'Beautifully written, atmospheric, moving and entrancing, all at once' 5* Reader Review

'The author's vivid descriptions of the forest, both before and after the fire, help the reader to get a real sense of the loss which these devastating fires bring about. A passionate and emotive story which drew me in from the very first page. Stunning!' 5* Reader Review

Review: Christy Lefteri is a writer of huge power, who writes with great delicacy and urgency, making us see the world around us through fresh eyes -- Heather Morris, international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Christy Lefteri's beautiful new novel, The Book of Fire, is a compelling story of love, loss, and redemption in the face of unimaginable tragedy. As with The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy transports the reader to a once lush and now destroyed world, where a community-and a mother-- must fight to regain what has been lost. Uniquely crafted and full of both stunning imagery and human emotion, The Book of Fire is a story that will long remain in the reader's mind -- Kristen Hannah
This is a sweeping, elegant story, set against the backdrop of the Greek landscape. Moving and thought-provoking, it exposes the damage caused by human-greed, but also celebrates the power of human resilience * Sunday Express *
Lefteri fine-tunes her poignant, intimate family storytelling in The Book of Fire. A tiny island and its Anglo-Greek family are similarly ravaged by a deliberate fire, the starting point for this novel reflecting on trauma, redemption and recovery . . . The Book of Fire's climate-crisis subtext is testament to Lefteri's increasing reputation for crafting international bestsellers with real contemporary meaning. * Observer *
A compelling, at times anguished, at-a-sitting exploration of trauma, complicity, justice and how to live in our rapacious, heating age * Daily Mail *
An emotive, character driven novel which demonstrates the impact - both physically and emotionally - that such a major event has on one family. Lefteri's evocative tale leaves you questioning how you would deal with such loss, and the decisions you would make in the wake of such a disaster * Independent *
The Book of Fire is the work of a seasoned and wise storyteller who is as masterfully attuned to the nuances of trauma as she is adept at uncovering hope and resilience. Christy Lefteri is at the height of her powers with this radiant and moving novel -- Adrienne Brodeur, bestselling author of Wild Game and Little Monsters
The Book of Fire is a wonderfully engrossing and moving novel that explores with great tenderness the need for answers in the face of terrible loss and the desire for recovery from environmental devastation -- Peter Stott, author of Hot Air