The Stars Are Fire: by Anita Shreve | Conversation Starters The Stars Are Fire, the latest novel by Anita Shreve, takes place in Maine in 1947. In October of 1947, Maine experienced widespread fires due to a drought and high winds. Grace Holland, lives in Maine. When the fires breakout, a pregnant Grace and her two small children must evacuate their homes, while her husband Gene volunteers to fight the fires. Grace, her mother, and her best friend are driven to the ocean as the fires take over their homes. Grace is left homeless and poor as she waits for word of her husband. She soon finds that this great tragedy can also bring great joy. The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve became a best seller for The New York Times in 2017. It has been called "masterful" by USA Today, and "evocative" by People. A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to.. Create Hours of Conversation: • Foster a deeper understanding of the book • Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups • Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately • Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before