{"product_id":"they-were-fire-9781944393496","title":"They Were Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichmond's knack for describing the tactile and sensual experiences of his characters is in full evidence in this, his latest novel, \"They Were Fire\" - New Hampshire Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanne Danilov, ambitious young Field Engineer for the U.S. E.P.A., is dispatched as Incident Commander to a massive train wreck that has devastated a small town. Driving away at dawn from her husband and young son, she is eager to prove her leadership and her technical mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is not prepared for Rick, charismatic Deputy Chief of the Springfield Fire Department. In a sensual daze after their first night together, Suzanne must manage an escalating series of confrontations, environmental disasters. fiery accidents and a rowdy Town Meeting, all under the cold-eyed scrutiny of the national press, while struggling with what to do about Rick and the family she has left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Richmond is a professional writer. A graduate of Williams College, awarded a two-year literary fellowship, he drove night taxi in Cambridge, Massachusetts while writing a hippie novel, \"High on Gold,\" which was published to good reviews (Charterhouse, Avon, Piscataqua Press). A video writer and director, he has created hundreds of educational and training productions, winning dozens of national awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Piscataqua Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944393496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Lee Richmond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491410342069,"sku":"9781944393496","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1d9f5d16-266c-4c2c-9386-30b05fc2828a.jpg?v=1777996190","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/they-were-fire-9781944393496","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}