How to Start a Fire - Hardcover

"Few books have so expertly captured the intricacies and complexities of female friendship. Whipsmart and cunning, deeply funny and profoundly moving, Lisa Lutz's How to Start A Fire is a knockout."--Megan Abbott, author of The Fever

"A tale of female friendship and the families we choose for ourselves, How to Start a Fire will keep you captivated from beginning to end."--Town & Country, "9 of the Best Beach Reads for 2015"

"Lutz hits a home run in this glorious exploration of friendship . . . [she] portrays three fully drawn, flawed, and compelling women with fresh insight into the mysterious terrain of female friendships--a mix of shared experiences, affection, empathy, jealousy, anger, and love."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED

"The characters are marvelous...relatable and fully dimensional. This is an absorbing tale that will satisfy Spellman fans as well as women's fiction readers who like a good ensemble story."--Booklist, STARRED

"Simply put, one of the best and smartest novels about female friendship I've read in ages. Anna, Kate, and George are women we know, we are, we cheer for but also cringe at. Just like life, in all of its messiness."--Sarah Weinman, Publishers Lunch, "Favorite Books of 2015, From the News Editor"

"With this novel, Lutz joins the ranks of authors who write deeply and sensitively about the shadowy yet life-affirming terrain of female friendship. The characters are perfect because they are flawed and real and kind and cruel. And the story delivers staggering insights into the consequences of choice, no matter how insignificant a moment may seem at the time, as well as the meaning of forgiveness and the ways in which friends can become more like family than our own blood relations - for better or for worse."--Globe & Mail

"Engaging portrait of female friendship...with wit and a gift for capturing the repartee between siblings and old friends, Lutz brings us a memorable and ultimately uplifting saga of three strong, unique women."--BookPage

"A great choice for fans of women's lit and anyone who enjoys books about female friendship."--Pensacola News Journal

Praise for"How to Start a Fire" "Few books have so expertly captured the intricacies and complexities of female friendship. Whip-smart and cunning, deeply funny and profoundly moving, Lisa Lutz s"How to Start A Fire"is aknockout." Megan Abbott, author of "The Fever" "The characters are marvelous, and...Lutz s offbeat wit is on display An absorbing tale that will satisfy Spellman fans as well as women s fiction readers who like a good ensemble story." "Booklist," starred review Praise for Lisa Lutz s"Spellman Files"Series Lutz s Spellman books are always hilarious...tender and melancholy and full of hard-won wisdom. Laura Lippman Fast-paced, irreverent, and very funny, "The Spellman Files"is like Harriet the Spy for grown-ups. Curtis Sittenfeld, author of"Prep"and"The Man of My Dreams" It s not the mystery of how these cases ultimately resolve that will pull readers through, but the whip-smart sass of the story s heroine, ace detective of her own heart. "People" "