The Fire

A quietly devastating portrayal of a marriage … Krien beautifully conveys Rahel’s sense of impotent frustration, familial tensions and the thwarted desires of middle age – Hannah Beckerman * Observer *[A] slim yet powerful novel about families and relationships … subtle and psychologically astute … acutely observed – P.D. Smith * Times Literary Supplement *With her trademark hypnotic prose, Krien looks at the nuances of a relationship with honesty and clarity. A stylish, subtle read that digs deeps into the human psyche. – Zoe West * Woman & Home “Book of the Month” *The intersecting of a troubled past, uneasy present and increasingly uncertain future makes for a quiet, reflective read – Catherine Taylor * Irish Times *Deeply engaging … Beautifully written, subtle and shines a light on the feelings and desires of middle-aged women – Prudence Wade * Independent *Impactful * Irish Times (Gloss Magazine) *The Fire examines the endurance of long-time love through a couple finding themselves cocooned in an isolated farmhouse for three weeks. – Charlie Connelly * New European *[A] perfectly paced, nuanced, forgiving story of good, flawed people with a family secret at its heart * Saga Magazine “Pick of the Month” *The plot develops with summery lightness, and the intellectual depth of this book is gradually revealed. * Spiegel *Daniela Krien’s The Fire achieves the masterstroke of touching upon the existential without flaunting it. – Rainer Moritz * Neue Zuercher Zeitung *She writes clearly and without frills. Her language is never banal, but always artfully literary. – Anke Jahns * NDR Kultur *

Daniela Krien was born in 1975 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, then in the G.D.R. Her first novel, Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything, was published in English in 2013 and in fourteen other languages. For a subsequent volume of short stories, Muldental, she was awarded the Nicolaus Born Prize. Love in Five Acts has been sold for translation into twenty languages. She lives in Leipzig with her two daughters.

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