Fire Exit is a deeply moving novel about the secrets we keep and the truths we must tell. Morgan Talty writes with stunning clarity about identity, family, and what it means to belong.
A secret kept too long threatens to unravel everything. Set along Maine’s Penobscot River, this deeply moving novel follows Charles Lamosway as he grapples with a truth he’s hidden for decades—one that could transform his daughter’s life. A haunting exploration of family, identity, and the courage to speak what matters most.
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From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine’s Penobscot Reservation. He caught brief moments of his neighbor Elizabeth’s life–from the day she came home from the hospital to her early twenties. But there’s something deeper and more dangerous than the river that divides him from her and the rest of the tribal community. It’s the secret that Elizabeth is his daughter, a secret Charles is no longer willing to keep.
Now, it’s been weeks since he’s seen Elizabeth, and Charles is worried. As he attempts to hold on to and care for what he can–his home and property; his alcoholic and bighearted friend Bobby; and his mother, Louise, who is slipping deeper into dementia–he becomes increasingly haunted by his past. Forced to confront a lost childhood on the reservation, a love affair cut short, and the death of his beloved stepfather, Fredrick, Charles contends with questions he’s long been afraid to ask. Is his secret about Elizabeth his to share? And would his daughter want to know the truth, even if it could cost her everything she’s ever known?
Fire Exit is a deeply moving novel about the secrets we keep and the truths we must tell. Morgan Talty writes with stunning clarity about identity, family, and what it means to belong.
A gorgeous, heartbreaking novel about family, identity, and the weight of secrets. Talty's prose is both spare and profound.
Talty has crafted a powerful story of longing and loss, one that explores the complexities of Native identity with nuance and grace.
Fire Exit is a triumph—a novel that captures the ache of unspoken truths and the courage it takes to finally speak them. Morgan Talty is a major talent.
A stunning debut novel. Talty writes with extraordinary empathy about the complicated terrain of family, identity, and belonging.
| Weight | 0.87 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 147.00 × 25.00 × 224.00 in |
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| Subject | Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Fiction, Indigenous, Literary |
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