num_pages: 228
description: These eleven stories travel from snowbound Buffalo in the 1940s to Boston, Providence and San Francisco in 1999, and across the domestic terrain of desire's unruly claims to the nuances of grief. Passion and heartbreak are often intertwined in these stories.
language: English
title: House Fires
titlecomplete: House Fires (Iowa Short Fiction Award)
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 32
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Iowa Short Fiction Award
publisher: University Of Iowa Press