{"product_id":"those-who-favor-fire-a-novel","title":"Those Who Favor Fire: A Novel","description":"People feel at home in Belle Haven  and in many ways it is like any other small town  with a caf where regulars come for the fresh cinnamon rolls and to talk about the weather  or one another  often staying all day. Its a town with the usual collection of quirky characters--the people everyone knows who  by staying in one place long enough  have become part of its landscape. But what sets Belle Haven apart is its especially strong sense of community  which is both strengthened and tested by the uncontrollable mine fire that burns below the town. Sometimes it breaks through the earths surface to swallow somebodys garden or a garbage can  even a beloved pet  or to threaten a house.  Those Who Favor Fire is the love story of Rachel Hearn  who has lived in Belle Haven all her life  and the man everyone calls Just Joe  who has arrived only recently--and the story of their love for the town that has brought them together. But as the fire intensi- fies  endangering Belle Haven and its people  it also threatens what Joe and Rachel have found together. Though some reluctantly consider relocating  Rachel refuses to leave the only place shes ever called home  the place that holds her richest memories. But Joe knows the danger of becoming too firmly rooted in a place. Ultimately  Rachel and Joe must decide whether to abandon their beloved town.  In her wonderful debut novel  Lauren Wolk has created a town every bit as real as the Mitford of Jan Karons novels and populated it with characters as quirky  lively  and endearing as Fannie Flaggs.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44645902123061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679448497","price":102.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0679448497.jpg?v=1755082002","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/those-who-favor-fire-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}