How to Start a Fire

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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
"Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container.
Read by Tavia Gilbert.
When UC Santa Cruz roommates Anna and Kate find passed-out Georgianna Leoni on a lawn one night, they wheel her to their dorm in a shopping cart. Twenty years later, they gather around a campfire on the lawn of a New England mansion. What happens in between--the web of wild adventures, unspoken jealousies, and sudden tragedies that alter the course of their lives--is charted with sharp wit and aching sadness in this meticulously constructed novel. Anna, the de facto leader, is fearless and restless--moving fast to stay one step ahead of her demons. Quirky, contemplative Kate is a natural sidekick but a terrible wingman. And then there's George: the most desired woman in any room, and the one most likely to leave with the worst man. How to Start a Fire pulls us deep into Anna, Kate, and George's complicated bond and pays homage to the abiding, irrational love we share with the family we choose.

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The Narrative is Great, the Narration is Astounding submitted by osbornk on August 11, 2018, 11:53am "How to Light a Fire" has a complex structure which jumps timeframes to build the narrative over the course of the book. This would have been a difficult structure without the amazing narration by Tavia Gilbert who has so many voices that I checked the cover for multiple audio artists more than once. Great story of three young women who take many years to grow into their true selves.