Beneath the Flames by Gregory Lee Renz
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Beneath the Flames by Gregory Lee Renz
BENEATH THE FLAMES is an intimate combination of love, race, and life as an urban firefighter.
A fire in a neighboring farmhouse has young farmer and volunteer firefighter, Mitch Garner, blaming himself for the tragic outcome. He loses all hope of forgiving himself. His only hope for redemption is to leave Jennie, the girl he’s loved since high school, and journey from Wisconsin’s lush farmland to the decaying inner city of Milwaukee to prove himself as a professional firefighter.
Mitch is assigned to the busiest firehouse in the heart of one of the most blighted areas of Milwaukee, the Core, where he’s viciously hazed by senior firefighters. He struggles to hold it together at horrific scenes of violence and can’t do anything right at fires. Within weeks, he’s ready to give up and quit. His salvation comes in the form of a brash adolescent girl, Jasmine Richardson. Mitch is assigned to tutor her little sister through a department mentoring program. Despite Jasmine’s contempt toward Mitch, her courage and devotion to her little sister inspire Mitch to stay and dedicate himself to helping her and the neighboring children overcome the hopelessness of growing up in crushing poverty.
Trouble on the farm has Mitch torn between returning home to Jennie and staying in Milwaukee where he’ll be forced to risk his life to protect Jasmine from the leader of the One-Niner street gang.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781595986887
Publisher: Three Towers Press
Language: English
Page Count: 338
Publication Date: 6/1/2019
Readers’ Favorite International Gold Medal Winner-American Book Fest International Award Winner-IAN Debut Novel of the Year Award
“Gregory Renz’s new novel is a triumph of poignancy, compassion, and restraint. In it, a man’s regret is transformed to triumph.”
~ Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean, and first book selected in Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club.
“BENEATH THE FLAMES is a mesmerizing story that brims with life and humanity, a story that explores themes of race, love, and family. The prose is gorgeous, and from the very beginning, the author had me captivated by the wonderful imagery and lyrical nature of the story” ~Readers’ Favorite Five-Star Review
