Nothing Left to Burn: A Memoir [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Varner, Jay

ISBN 10: 1565126092 / ISBN 13: 9781565126091

Published by Algonquin Books, 2010

About this Item

This is a pristine and unread copy from the first printing of the first edition, signed by the author on the title page at a regional bookseller gathering in the year of publication. Please see my attached photos of this book and the autograph.

Seller Inventory # GWBS800

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nothing Left to Burn: A Memoir [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565126092
• ISBN 13: 9781565126091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed

About this title

Synopsis

Nothing Left to Burn is a remarkable memoir that looks into the life of a family that has spent years harboring secrets, both dark and volatile. It eloquently tells the story of a son’s relationship with his father, the fire chief and a local hero, and his grandfather, a serial arsonist.

When Jay Varner, fresh out of college, returns home to work for the local newspaper, he knows that he will have to deal with the memories of a childhood haunted by a grandfather who was both menacing and comical and by a father who died too young and who never managed to be the father Jay so desperately needed him to be. In digging into the past, he uncovers layers of secrets, lies, and half-truths. It is only when he finally has the truth in hand that he comes to an understanding of the forces that drove his father, and of the fires that for all his efforts his father could never extinguish.

About the Author

Jay Varner is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he earned his MFA in creative nonfiction. He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is his first book.