num_pages: 368
description: In an engrossing novel about fate, luck, and obsession, a struggling academic from Philadelphia marries a beautifully dangerous Vegas blackjack dealer, and when his controversial theory about economics is put to the test, his entire life is put on the line.
language: English
title: The Burning: A Novel
titlecomplete: The Burning: A Novel
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 62
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Warwick Prize for Writing
category: Longlist
publisher: Little, Brown and Company