Praise for BURNING GROUND
“Luke displays a rare mastery in her first novel. Her prose is simple but eloquent, her characters well-sketched, and her ideas powerfully expressed.” —Commonwealth Prize Jury
“This debut…skilfully layers its many conflicts into a haunting and memorable whole.” —Publishers Weekly
“The touching honesty with which Luke reveals Percy’s anguish and self-discovery will make readers eager confidantes.”
—Time Out New York
“Her experience has fuelled an intricate and seductive first novel… a subtly wrought narrative arc spanning 20 years, offering resonant characters, fascinating fire lore and scenes of family life that will raise primal emotions…the book gathers irresistibly to its striking climax.”
—The Globe and Mail
“The characters, especially Percy and Marlea but secondary ones as well, are clearly drawn and memorable. Finally the novel is lyrical, sensual and erotic, written with a confidence often lacking in first books.”
—Toronto Star
“A compelling tale…a masterful job of capturing awakening female sexuality.”
—Ottawa Citizen
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