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Lake on Fire
Lake on Fire | Rosellen Brown
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The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among 19th century Jewish immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Dazzled by lore of the American dream, Chaya and her strange, brilliant, young brother Asher stow away to Chicago; what they discover there, however, is a Gilded Age as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition luring thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. The pair scrapes together a meager living--Chaya in a cigar factory; Asher, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. An examination of family, love, and revolution, this profound tale resonates eerily with today's current events and tumultuous social landscape. The Lake on Fire is robust, gleaming, and grimy all at once, proving that celebrated author Rosellen Brown is back with a story as luminous as ever.
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TracyReadsBooks
Lake on Fire | Rosellen Brown
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My next book comes from the depths of my TBR pile. It is the story of two Jewish immigrants, a sister and brother, who make their way from a farm in Wisconsin to Chicago at the time of the 1893 World‘s Fair.

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Sapphire
Lake on Fire | Rosellen Brown
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Discovered two "new to me" authors at the Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend, and picked up a couple titles I had my eye on to support independent book sellers. Books at fest bought from Chicago's The Book Cellar, and others on Dearborn street Sandmeyers books.

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Lake on Fire | Rosellen Brown
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A small but exciting book haul today. This one is about Jewish immigrants, a sister and brother, who make their way to Gilded Age Chicago and the 1893 World‘s Fair. So, added to the TBR pile it is!