Fire angels : a novel / Elizabeth Kern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kern, Elizabeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Our Lady of the Angels School (Chicago, Ill.). Fire, 1958--Fiction.

Our Lady of the Angels School (Chicago, Ill.).

Fires--Fiction.

Fires.

Arson--Fiction.

Arson.

Elementary schools--Fiction.

Elementary schools.

Victims of crimes--Fiction.

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Academy Chicago Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"Three weeks before Christmas, on December 1, 1958, one of the most horrific fires in American history broke out at Our Lady of the Angels elementary school in Chicago, claiming the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns. Fire Angels is a fictional account of that fire. It's a story of arson; of bravery by parents, nuns, firefighters, and medical professionals; of a falsely accused janitor; of a cover-up within the Catholic Church; of a judge who, in having to determine the juvenile arsonist's fate, is torn between loyalty to his church and justice; of a tight-knit community changed forever; and of two survivors who fall in love. Fire itself is also a central character in this story, a cunning observer that comes to life whenever a flame is lit"-- Provided by publisher.

"A fictional account of the 1958 fire at Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago, which claimed the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Part I; 1953; Part II; 1958; Part III; 1959; Part IV; 1960 -1962; Part V; 1962-1967; Author's Notes; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781613736326

1613736320

9781613736319

1613736312

OCLC:

958865703