Refiner’s Fire by Mark Helprin

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Mark Helprin
• Title: Refiner's Fire
• Publisher: ‎ Harcourt Books (2005)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Trade Paperback – 543 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0156031078
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0156031073
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.30 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 5.31 x 1.2 x 8.75 inches
• Book Condition: Like New – Excellent
• Cover Condition: Very Good

Synopsis:

Marshall Pearl is orphaned at birth on an immigrant ship off the coast of Palestine in 1947, then brought to americanca. His experiences take him from the Hudson River Valley, to Harvard, to sea on a British merchant ship, then finally back to his birthplace, where he serves as an Israeli soldier in the Yom Kippur War. 

About the Author:

Educated at Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford, Mark Helprin served in the Israeli army, Israeli Air Force, and British Merchant Navy. He is the author of, among other titles, A Dove of the East and Other Stories, Refiner's Fire, Winter's Tale, and A Soldier of the Great War. He lives in Virginia.