num_pages: 193
description: Eleven-year-old Triffie is the middle daughter of a well-to-do merchant. Triffie knows nothing about what it means to be poor  until the disastrous fire of 1892 burns down most of St. John's Newfoundland leaving Triffie's family and 15000 others homeless.The fire claimed everything but their underwear Mother's best china . . . and Triffie's journal. With no other options Triffie's family moves into a filthy warehouse while they attempt to rebuild their lives from the ground up.The aftermath of the fire teaches Triffie a lot about what it means to survive. More importantly she comes face to face with her own prejudices and begins to develop a much greater appreciation for how the less fortunate live.
language: English
title: Flame and Ashes: The Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor
publisher: Scholastic Canada