It’s the unseen, slow-moving nature of this underground burning that took Centralia apart.
From Todd Domboski’s account of falling into a dangerous hole in his grandmother’s backyard to Helen Womer’s decision to stay in Centralia no matter what happens, this book is filled with stories of courage in the face of an invisible enemy.” - Publishers Weekly “A somber and darkly fascinating portrait of the community as it fights to save itself.” - Small Town “Where once there was familiarity with open doors and trusting hearts, in a community that could be your home anywhere in America, an invisible cancer grew. I wish the future of Centralia were as assured as the future of many of these revealing, heart-rending, eloquent and persuasive images.” -Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia Inquirer “Jacobs tells the story of the fire and recounts, in poignant interviews and photographs, the residents’ tough choice between staying and resettling. Franklin, New York Times Book Review “These are rapidly made ‘decisive moment’ 35mm photos in the Cartier-Bresson tradition of photojournalism-a very worthy effort that has led to a book, Slow Burn. “The gallery of stark Works Progress Administration–style photographs by Renée Jacobs portrays with poignancy a Welsh, Irish, and Slavic Roman Catholic community as it once was, poised in stubborn bewilderment.” -Ben A.
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