A Burning
A Burning is the third volume of Lori Wick's Tucker Mills Trilogy, published in 2006 by Harvest House. Set in the fictional New England town of Tucker Mills in the early nineteenth century, the book follows characters from the previous two installments, Moonlight on the Millpond and Just Above a Whisper, through a season of testing and quiet renewal. Wick is among the most prolific authors in modern Christian fiction, with more than fifty novels and millions of copies sold across her four major series, and the Tucker Mills books are characteristic of her gentle, faith-centered approach to historical romance. The community contends with a literal fire that threatens lumber and livelihood and a metaphorical burning of conscience among characters whose ordinary marriages, friendships, and prayers are shaped by their belief that God's hand is patient and sufficient. The book is appropriate for adult and older teen readers seeking historical Christian fiction in the tradition of Janette Oke.
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The third Tucker Mills novel returns to the early-1800s village where ordinary marriages and prayers carry the plot. A literal fire threatens the town's lumber trade while a quieter burning of conscience tests the families inside it.
A Burning was written by Megha Majumdar and published in 2020 by Knopf. It is her debut novel and was a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award longlist title.
A Burning was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2020 and was named one of Barack Obama's favorite books of the year. It was widely featured on year-end best-of lists in 2020.
A Burning is 379 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, A Burning takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
A Burning is a standalone novel by Lori Wick, not part of a series.
A Burning is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
