A Brief History of Fire | Jennifer Vanderbes | Granta Magazine

A Brief History of Fire

Jennifer Vanderbes

‘My happiness was so deep I was afraid to speak of it.’

Jennifer Vanderbes

Jennifer Vanderbes is the author of three novels: Easter Island, Strangers at the Feast and the forthcoming The Secret of Pigeon Point. Her non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and she is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center.

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