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“A vivid and wistful meditation on the mysteries of diverse lands, personality, and memory...Thubron is remarkable for his supple, nuanced prose and concentration on individual personalities as well as place. This evocative and philosophical novel reminds us that such qualities make for powerful fiction as well.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Each seemingly separate chapter is a gem-perspectives on life and death, love and loss, time and truth, and God...so elegant and poetic that if I could read just one book this year, I would absolutely pick this one.” (BookBrowse)

“Gradually the stories interweave in a way that is both mysterious and mystical, until in the end we are left in a kind of dream world....Veteran travel author and novelist Colin Thubron has produced an engrossing, unsettling and brutally beautiful masterpiece.” (Daily Mail (London))

“He combines curiosity with erudition, and stylishness with gravitas.... The novel slowly builds into a haunting study of memory, identity and loss.... His calm, contemplative tone and his mastery of imagery are on full display here.” (Sunday Times (London))

“A work of art that is as thrilling as it is profound...a masterpiece.”                   (New York Review of Books)

“Night of Fire may be the hottest novel of the year, but the real heat is generated by Thubron’s gorgeous prose and his reflections on the persistence of memory...A profound and exquisite novel.” (Ron Charles, Washington Post)

“An engrossing novel by the celebrated travel writer...Thubron intrigues with his many resonances and takes the reader on a journey through life’s essential questions.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“Thubron is one of our greatest living travel writers...his observations are sharp and betray his deep sense of curiosity, and he fashions his many fascinations into prose that reads like poetry.” (Outside magazine)

“Remarkable...luminous.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A compelling, lyrical tale of how a single spark unravels seven entwined lives.” (Radio Times)