“...a rare and rewarding combination of substance and clarity.” — National Catholic Reporter Excerpt    Green Fires Assault on Eden: A Novel of the Ecuadorian Rainforest by Marnie Mueller “In an intense novel, Mueller addresses a multitude of themes and skillfully weaves political intrigue with moral debate...Mueller’s uncompromising vision blends plot, well-defined characters, and moral authority seamlessly and intelligently.”— Belles Lettres (View all blurbs.) Recipient of a 1995 American Book Award, and selected for the 1994 New York Public Library “Books for the Teen Age” Green Fires is a gripping novel, set in 1969, that has as its backdrop the first clashes between indigenous peoples and international oil companies in the Amazon rainforest. A disillusioned Kennedy-era Peace Corps volunteer returns to Ecuador where she finds a menacing and mysterious trail which she determinedly follows--ever deeper into the jungle--uncovering a sinister secret of international dimensions.  paperback /ISBN 978-1-880684-59-7 / $13.95 Ordering Information

   Contact Us   Search   Privacy Policy   Site Map
Curbstone Press content © 2001 Curbstone Press. All rights reserved.     

Curbstone Press is supported in part by: