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Inspired by the real-life deadly coal mine fires in now-infamous Centralia, Pennsylvania, and the equally devastated town of Carbondale, THE HOLLOW GROUND(May 13;Thomas Dunne Books; $24.99) by Natalie S. Harnett is an extraordinary debut novel with an atmospheric, voice-driven narrative and an indelible sense of place. Already being compared to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird, this evocative story about family and the nature of love between a parent and child introduces a stunning and powerful new voice in literary fiction. Harnett, an East Meadow resident and Nassau Community College instructor, will have her first signing at the Carle Place Barnes & Noble on May 13 from 7-8 pm.