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THE FIRE - DANIELA KRIEN TASCHENBUCH

In her perceptive and affecting new novel  Daniela Krien explores a marriage where everything
hangs in the balance.    "Quietly devastating" HANNAH BECKERMANN  Observer    "A sty lish 
subtle read" Woman & Home BOOK OF THE MONTH    "Perfectly paced  nuanced" Saga Magazine PICK OF
THE MONTH    "Powerful . . . subtle and psychologically astute" Times Literary Supplement   
"Beautifully written" Independent    How can two lovers find a way back to each other  when the
pain of the past stands between them?   With plans adrift after a fire burns down their rented
holiday cabin  Rahel and Peter find themselves unexpectedly on an isolated farm where Rahel
spent many a happy childhood summer. Suddenly  after years of navigating careers  demanding
children and the monotony of the daily routine  they find themselves unable to escape each
other's company. With three weeks stretching ahead  they must come to an understanding on
whether they have a future together.  What happens when love grows older and passion has faded?
When what divides us is greater than what brought us together? And how easy is it to ask the
fundamental questions about our relationships?   Praise for LOVE IN FIVE ACTS:    "Highly
recommended" The Times    "Exquisite . . . Utterly captivating" Woman and Home    "Unfailingly
impressive" Irish Times    "Beautifully direct and lucid prose" Sydney Morning Herald    "A
beautiful novel" New European    "Sympathetic and clear-eyed" Financial Times    "An
intelligent study of female ambition and frailty" Observer    Translated from the German by
Jamie Bulloch

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