Night of Fire - Softcover

"Night of Fire may be the hottest novel of the year, but the real heat is generated by Thubron's gorgeous prose and his reflections on the persistence of memory...A profound and exquisite novel."--Ron Charles, Washington Post

"An engrossing novel by the celebrated travel writer...Thubron intrigues with his many resonances and takes the reader on a journey through life's essential questions."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Thubron is one of our greatest living travel writers...his observations are sharp and betray his deep sense of curiosity, and he fashions his many fascinations into prose that reads like poetry."--Outside magazine

"Remarkable...luminous."--Publishers Weekly

"A compelling, lyrical tale of how a single spark unravels seven entwined lives."--Radio Times

"In his first novel for 14 years, Thubron returns with what might be his masterpiece.... Thubron's prose shines a penetrating light on the nature of memory and being human. Sublime."--Mail on Sunday (London)

"[Thubron's] novels and classic travelogues do not seem to spring from disparate parts of the imagination, but rather enjoy a symbiotic relationship that, as he matures, results in increasingly fascinating work.... This outstanding novel confirms that there is nowhere Thubron fears to tread."--The Spectator

"Each life story, or a significant scene or event from each, is told with all this writer's irresistible narrative gift. The novel displays the sensitive curiosity about other lives, and keen observation of how people differ, that distinguishes his travel writing...complex and skilful, yet transparent, without trickery."--Ursula Le Guin, The Guardian

"Thubron's prose is, of course, finely crafted. He veers in style between lyrical heights...NIGHT OF FIRE could best be described as a poetic and erudite meditation on the journey of life."--Literary Review

"Thubron pushes gently at great mysteries.... the idea of a catastrophe at the centre of a web of lives recalls Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey; the occult connections between characters across time feels closer to David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. But this intensely moving book is its own creature, and Thubron is sure-footed amid its profundities."--The Sunday Telegraph