{"product_id":"ashland-dan-simon-hardcover","title":"Ashland -- Dan Simon, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MARCH 2026 INDIE NEXT PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★ \"Powerfully poetic...a testament to American virtues--and flaws.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply moving family story unfolding in richly evocative prose during the final decades of the American century, \u003cem\u003eAshland\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of metamorphoses--of the dance between permanence and transformation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story takes place in Ashland, New Hampshire, a former mill town in the lakes region, and is told in six voices, among them Carolyn, a twenty year old writer at a turning point in her life; Gordon, who arrives in Ashland in the twilight of his years; Andy, a local boy; Geoff, Carolyn's writing teacher at Plymouth State; and Edith, Gordon's wife, who is inadvertently Carolyn's spiritual guide and friend. Then there is Jennie, Carolyn's aunt, who seems to offer her a model for how to live. But things aren't always what they seem, and Carolyn must discover her own rules and make her own way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAshland \u003c\/em\u003eis a debut novel of great intensity, beautifully told in the voices of many vivid characters and, through them, in the voice of Ashland itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dan Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798889661672\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52242833473835,"sku":"9798889661672","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9798889661672.jpg?v=1782145729","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/ashland-dan-simon-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}