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Fire by Deborah Challinor [Challinor, Deborah] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Fire about?

Set in an unnamed NZ city in 1953, Fire tells the story of four working class friends, all employed at Dawsons, one of the country's most glamorous and sophisticated department stores. An historical romance based on the Ballantynes Department Store Fire in 1947 that killed 41 people, most of them store employees trapped in controversial circumstances. An historical romance based on the Ballantynes Department Store Fire in 1947 that killed 41 people, most of them store employees trapped in controversial circumstances. Set in an unnamed NZ city in 1953, Fire tells the story of four working class friends, all employed at Dawsons, one of the country's most glamorous and sophisticated department stores.the girls are Nancy, a salesgirl in the dress department, Kay who works in lingerie, Louise, a typist in Accounts and Judy, a milliner in the workroom out the back. the story takes place a week before Christmas, in the period leading up to Christmas as the country prepares for a Royal Visit by the young Queen Elizabeth. When the store is full of wealthy shoppers smoke is discovered drifting from the basement lift shaft. While the fire brigade is called, the store owners make a crucial err

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Deborah Challinor [Challinor, Deborah]
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers;HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9781328545428
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Rating
3.88 / 5 (150 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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