{"product_id":"who-by-fire-paperback","title":"Who by Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary L. Tabor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gem for readers of Joan Didion, Marilynne Robinson, and Rachel Cusk, \u003ci\u003eWho By Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting literary novel about love, betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves when everything we believed begins to burn.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntimate, unsparing, and quietly explosive, \u003ci\u003eWho By Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of marriage, desire, and loss that lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert believes he understands his life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has built it carefully--marriage, work, routine, a world governed by logic and control. But when his wife Lena begins to slip beyond his reach, drawn into a relationship he cannot fully see or name, that structure begins to fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lena moves between two men--and toward a future neither of them can stop--Robert is left to reconstruct the story of their marriage from the inside out. What did he miss? What did he refuse to see? And what, exactly, was lost... before anything was ever broken?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the quiet rhythms of Washington, DC, and the remembered landscapes of the Midwest, \u003ci\u003eWho By Fire\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds as a meditation on desire, betrayal, illness, and the limits of understanding. Through memory, music, and the recurring image of fire--controlled, destructive, inevitable--the novel traces the fragile line between holding on and letting go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lena's fate draws closer, the question is no longer who is to blame... but whether love, once altered, can ever be restored--or only survived.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpare, lyrical, and deeply affecting, \u003ci\u003eWho By Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the stories we construct to make sense of our lives--and what remains when those stories collapse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary L. Tabor is an award-winning writer known for her lyrical prose and emotional precision. Working across fiction, memoir, and personal essay, she explores women's lives, memory, and reinvention--often in the charged spaces between love and loss, silence and revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA late-blooming literary voice, Tabor published her debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Never Cooked\u003c\/i\u003e, to critical acclaim following a distinguished career in journalism, corporate communications, and motherhood. Her book, \u003ci\u003e(Re)Making Love: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, was praised for its candor and elegance, tracing a midlife transformation with uncommon clarity and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer novel \u003ci\u003eWho By Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, now reissued by Empress Editions, is widely regarded as her most ambitious work. Lauded by Pulitzer Prize-winning writers and critics alike, it demonstrates her gift for layered narrative and emotional depth. Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin has called it \"a lyric meditation on love and desire,\" while \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e critic Michael Johnson wrote that it \"ranks her alongside the finest novelists working today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTabor holds an MFA from The Ohio State University, where she taught creative writing and received the university's Distinguished Teaching Award (Fellowship Award). Her work has appeared in leading literary journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatamaran\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShort Édition\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She has also been a frequent guest on NPR affiliates and literary podcasts, speaking about writing, reinvention, and the female voice in midlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives and writes in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. In addition to her writing and teaching, Tabor collaborates with Empress Editions on bespoke reader experiences and literary media that extend the life of a story beyond the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.44 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47367697957003,"sku":"9798999527004","price":33.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/WGLsBq3tjR9798999527004.webp?v=1781545183","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/who-by-fire-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}