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A deeply moving family story unfolding in richly evocative prose during the final decades of the American century, Ashland<\/em> is a book of metamorphoses\u2014of the dance between permanence and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 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\u2019s writing teacher at Plymouth State; and Edith, Gordon\u2019s wife, who is inadvertently Carolyn\u2019s spiritual guide and friend. Then there is Jennie, Carolyn\u2019s aunt, who seems to offer her a model for how to live. But things aren\u2019t always what they seem, and Carolyn must discover her own rules and make her own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashland<\/em> is a debut novel of great intensity, beautifully told in the voices of many vivid characters and, through them, in the voice of Ashland itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike a modern Thorton Wilder with a touch of Faulkner . . . With quiet lyricism and deep compassion, Simon brings to life the complexity, melancholy, and hope that are braided into the human spirit.\u201d\u2014Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAshland is remarkable for its range of acutely observed characters and its rich evocation of the landscape and weather of New Hampshire. Simon creates a tapestry of voices and tones with extraordinary skill and emotional resonance.\u201d\u2014Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn, author of Brooklyn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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