Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro begins on August 27, 1985, when three teenagers get into a car and make choices that change all their lives and the lives of their families forever. Sarah and Theo Wilf live but their parents never really talk about what happened and it eats at all of them. Misty Zimmerman, an only child, will not survive but her memory will haunt everyone on Division Street. Jump to 2010 when Benjamin Wilf, Sarah and Theo’s father meets, 11 year old Waldo Shenkman under the same tree that his car collided with, that night so long ago, to listen to Waldo explain his love for the constellations.
Signal Fires makes many jumps and connections throughout the book as we watch these characters develop and change. In three generations so much happens in these families. I really had a hard time putting this book down and I think you might enjoy it too.
I got this book from my sister, Jamie Holloway. You can get your own copy of Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro on Amazon.
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Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a powerful book about how three families interconnect with each other over 3 generations. There is a lot of sadness in this book but also much to rejoice over. Over and over this book shows us how we are all connected. Dani Shapiro did a wonderful job developing her characters and story line. This book was hard to put down.
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