Signal Fires Av Dani Shapiro

<p><b>A heart-stopping, magical story about human connection, for fans of <i>THE PAPER PALACE</i> and <i>LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE </i></b><br><br><i><b>Two families. One night. A constellation of lives changed forever.</b></i><br><br>When retired doctor Ben Wilf comes across ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman in the middle of the night under Division Street''s old oak tree, he is treated to an unexpected and magical tour of the stars. But this is not the first time the boy and old man have met. In fact, they go way back, to the night of Waldo''s birth, and further still.<br><br>Secrets preside over the neighbourhood along with the majestic oak. One night in particular has been kept buried. Following it, the Wilfs ¿-- parents and children -- change and grow, but each is haunted by what they choose to forget. Then the young Shenkmans move in across the street: a couple with their own secrets and a lonely, brilliant son who is captivated by the night sky. As their stories collide in ways they nev

One night. One fateful choice. A constellation of lives changed forever.** PREORDER THE US BESTSELLER** A Washington Post Best Book of the Year * A Time Must-Read Book of the Year * A Time 100 Best Books of the Year * A Vanity Fair 10 Best Books * A Real Simple Best Book of the YearOn a summer night in 1985, the lives of three teenagers are shattered by a horrific car crash in which a young woman is killed next to the sprawling oak tree that marks the perimeter of 18 Division Street. For the Wilfs, it will become the deepest kind of family secret, one so dangerous it can never be spoken. Secrets preside over the neighborhood along with the majestic oak.As we move through the decades, watching this family change and grow, we see how each of them is haunted by what they choose to ignore. Their lives become deeply entwined with the Shenkmans across the street, a couple with their own secrets and a lonely son who is captivated by the stars and a need to break free. As their stories collide in ways they never could have imagined, the past comes hurtling back to Division Street, setting in motion a spellbinding chain of events that will transform both families forever.Signal Fires is a work of haunting beauty, an exquisite portrait of one family's world, and a testament to the human capacity to experience love and loss. With wry tenderness it shows how we are all connected through time in ways that are at once mysterious and profound. 'A haunting, moving, and propulsive exploration of family secrets' Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Interestings'Lyrical and propulsive .. . hard to put down' Oprah Daily'Urgent and compassionate' Ruth Ozeki, winner of The Women's Prize'A stunning future classic' Lisa Taddeo'Gripping, unexpected, and beautiful' Jamie Lee Curtis