Product Description

"A warm-hearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters."
THE ATLANTIC
David Harper was an orphan, loney and impoverished. But his longing to embrace the world that abandoned him was stronger than the harsh realities. And even though he's a con man and petty thief at a carnival, he still dreams. For it was there that David learned about love and about women--all of whom taught him the riches of himself.
Here is a rich segment of American life--a magic blend of longing and wisdom, saltiness, simplicity, and compassion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1090473 in Books
• Published on: 1987-05-12
• Released on: 1987-05-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback

From the Inside Flap
"A warm-hearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters."
THE ATLANTIC
David Harper was an orphan, loney and impoverished. But his longing to embrace the world that abandoned him was stronger than the harsh realities. And even though he's a con man and petty thief at a carnival, he still dreams. For it was there that David learned about love and about women--all of whom taught him the riches of himself.
Here is a rich segment of American life--a magic blend of longing and wisdom, saltiness, simplicity, and compassion.

Customer Reviews

A Rare Find
I have long been a fan of Michener's, particularly the way he brings an area to life. I picked up Fires of Spring almost as an after-thought and was completely mesmerized. It really brought home the locale (I am from the area) and kept me thoroughly entertained throughout the entire book. I could visualize exactly the life and atmosphere even though I was born much later. My copy is much dog-eared as it is one of the few books interesting enough to hold my interest again and again.

Michener at his best
"The Fires of Spring" tells the story of a boy growing up in Pennsylvania in the early part of the century. An early Michener effort, it is a very moving and deep story about love, friendship, enemies and life in general. It's not Michener's usual, and will be an interesting comparative read for anyone familiar with his later work.

Fires of Spring
This book was enjoyable to read. I was just reading it for an english assignment first, but I started to enjoy the book. I liked how Michener set up the whole story. Seeing what happened to David Harper was quite interesting. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes life stories because that's basically what this is about. I guess the thing i like the most is all the girls David goes through in the novel... all of them are different characters.