Three Fires by Denise Mina

Three Fires by Denise Mina

Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar, whose hellfire and damnation sermons pushed the city of Florence to its breaking point. In Three Fires,Denise Mina brings a modern take to this fascinating historical story - drawing parallels between the febrile atmosphere of medieval Florence and the culture wars of the present day.

'Love everything by Denise Mina but this one is specialA slim volume that packs a mighty punch. Historical fiction at its timely gripping best!'

-- Graham Norton

'This little book is beautifully done... remarkable, moving and thought-provoking... a rare achievement'

-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *

'a slight but powerful morality tale about souring utopias and the dangers of absolute certainty'

-- Antonia Senior * Times, Best New Historical Fiction *

'[A] vivid historical thriller. Even readers who know what comes next will be captivated by Mina's lyricism. This is a triumph'

* Publishers Weekly US (Starred Review) *

'Three Fires is a brisk, pointed and eminently readable account that examines the virtues and failings of a remarkable individual, and helps us see our own world in relation to the late Middle Ages in a way that feels bracingly relevant and alive'

* The Herald *

'Perfectly succinct and powerfully stirring, it’s a tour de force of historic fiction, delivered with sparkling style, astute social commentary and the kind of page-turning pace you’d hope for from a rip-roaring thriller'

* LoveReading, Star Book *

'Mina gives us literary gold with this reimagining of the Bonfire of the Vanities... exquisite prose' 

* Sunday Post *

'A fascinating book that works beautifully at several different levels'

-- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *

'Denise's use of language brings real humanity to her characters... she also breathes humour into her tale'

-- Nora McElhone * Dundee Courier *

'Short, vibrant ... There is no mincing of words here. Mina sees clear parallels between yesterday’s horrors and today’s challenges. Nor does she find comfort in Savonarola’s execution. He was a man who wrote extensively—he is often credited as a source of inspiration to Martin Luther, for example—and for good and for bad, Savonarola's influence is with us now. Powerful stuff'

* Historical Novel Society *

'[Mina] writes about the political and religious conflicts of the day with well-informed precision, but she does so with a cheekily contemporary flair... Quite the gut punch for a novel of its slim stature, and one that will have readers pondering the frighteningly short distance between Savonarola’s times and our own'

-- Book Reporter

'This fast and compelling read is a good historical thriller for readers of history and fiction' 

* Library Journal *

'A wholly satisfying, unnerving tale with eerie connections to our modern world dominated by income inequality, grift and freedom of speech'

* Toronto Star *

Denise Mina was born in East Kilbride in 1966. Her first book, Garnethill, won the CWA Dagger for Best First Crime Novel. She has won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year twice, and the MacIlvanney Prize twice. She is a presenter of TV and radio programmes, and appears regularly in the media. She is the author of Rizzio, the first book of the Darkland Tales series.

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ISBN 13	9781846976384
ISBN 10	1846976383
Title	Three Fires
Author	Denise Mina
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2023-08-03
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.