{"product_id":"a-fire-story-updated-and-expanded-edition-9781419746826","title":"A Fire Story (Updated and Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated author and illustrator Brian Fies comes the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eA Fire Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a firsthand account of the Northern California wildfires of 2017--revised and expanded.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fies brilliantly enlists the graphic genre to further explore family, community, tradition, home and himself.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 6,200 homes and 8,900 structures were destroyed. Brian Fies's narrative of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his personal experiences, including losing his house and every possession he and his wife had that didn't fit into the back of their car. In the days that followed, as the fires continued to burn through the area, Fies hastily pulled together \u003ci\u003eA Fire Story \u003c\/i\u003eand posted it online--it immediately went viral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has now expanded his original webcomic to include environmental insight and the fire stories of his neighbors and others in his community. \u003ci\u003eA Fire Story \u003c\/i\u003eis a candid testimony of the wildfires that left homes destroyed, families broken, and a community determined to rebuild. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised and expanded edition includes 32 pages of bonus material, extending the story with updates on rebuilding, wrestling with insurance, wrangling with contractors, the management of sometimes volatile emotions, and the threats of yet another wildfire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Fies \u003c\/b\u003eis the writer and cartoonist of the award-winning graphic novels \u003ci\u003eMom's Cancer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? \u003c\/i\u003eAlthough he lost his home, he and his wife have rebuilt and are living in Santa Rosa, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620838150418,"sku":"9781419746826","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5678c0b5-d28f-49fa-8d92-539068bde004.jpg?v=1744221216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-fire-story-updated-and-expanded-edition-9781419746826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}