Notes on Surviving the Fire A razorsharp, darkly funny literary novel about male violence, a woman's vengeance, and whether killing can ever be justified

<p><b>'Savage, brilliant, merciless and mad as hell' <i>FINANCIAL TIMES<br></i></b><b>'A thriller's bones, a satire's glare, and a comeuppance story's anarchic spirit' <i>NEW YORKER<br></i></b><b>'Lives up to the hype' <i>SUNDAY TIMES STYLE</i></b><br><br><i>Nathan says he loves me because I let him see me, and he knows how hard that is. He appreciates that I let him in. I say I love him because he is not a dick, in a world full of dicks.<br></i><br>Sarah Common is a survivor. She survived the brutal Maine winters where she learned to hunt; she survived the petty politics of the university where she teaches; she survived the fact that her attacker escaped justice and still walks free around campus. Or at least that's what she tells herself.<br><br>Nathan was the only person who believed what happened to Sarah. And now Nathan is dead. For Sarah to survive once again, she must find out what happened to Nathan - and decide whether, this time, she should seek justice . . . or revenge.<br><br><b>More praise for <i>NOTES ON SURVIVING THE FIRE</i>:</b><br><br>'A seething, fearless story wound so tight I held my breath from page one. Brilliant!' - <b>NATALI SIMMONDS, author of <i>GOOD GIRLS DIE LAST</i></b><br><br>'Murphy writes with the nimbleness of a hunter: muscularly and with precision, while also propelled by undercurrents of cold, simmering fury and hot, big-hearted empathy.' - <b>AUBE REY LESCURE, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of <i>RIVER EAST RIVER WEST</i></b><br><br>'Furious, fast-paced, emotionally resonant and memorable. I'll be thinking about this one for a while yet.' -<b> ILANA MASAD, Los Angeles Times</b></p>