Three Fires – Denise Mina
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Three Fires by Denise Mina. First Edition stated, 2023 Pegasus. First Printing with complete print line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the half title page and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine  condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap.

Denise Mina brings a modern take to this fascinating historical story, drawing parallels between the febrile atmosphere of medieval Florence and the culture wars of the present day. In dramatizing the life and last days of Savonarola, she explores the downfall of the original architect of cancel culture and, in the process, explores the never-ending tensions between wealth, inequality, and freedom of speech that so dominate our modern world.