{"product_id":"ash-9780063478572","title":"Ash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzlingly original and bleakly funny debut novel that follows one harried working mother before and after a devastating weather event, capturing the everyday wonders and infuriating indignities of mothering in a time of ecological crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThea spends her days among stubborn animals, many of which are massive or in pain, but they're not really what's causing her to feel overwhelmed. A vet at a midsized rural practice, she's been called back from her maternity leave early to find herself awash in meetings, family mealtimes, farm visits, her boss's search for legal loopholes and the constant care of her much-loved children, Eli and Lucy. Her husband would like to know what he should get his mother for her birthday, which she's had to remind him is next week--\u003cem\u003eCalm down, \u003c\/em\u003e she tells the reader, \u003cem\u003eI'm not going to have an affair. \u003c\/em\u003eThis is a woman who knows intimately what it is to tend to a small child's fever in the small hours of the night while \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBachelor\u003c\/em\u003e glows silently from her phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then, suddenly, in the time it takes to drive home from a rare evening out, everything is upended. Nothing is constant, now, except for the ash, and Thea is left marveling at the things that change and the ones that don't at what may very well be the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropulsive and poetic, \u003cem\u003eAsh\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that burns with rage and joy at once. Remarkably lithe and multidimensional, it celebrates the small miracles that thrive even in motherhood's darkest moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.62w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063478572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWallace, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLouise Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four collections of poems, including \u003ci\u003eThis Is a Story About Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the founder of \u003ci\u003eStarling\u003c\/i\u003e, an online journal showcasing the work of young writers from Aotearoa New Zealand, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eŌrongohau \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBest New Zealand Poems 2022\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the Biggs Prize for Poetry and a Robert Burns fellow. \u003ci\u003eAsh \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Louise Wallace \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311236624541,"sku":"9780063478572","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ff86d158-fc09-44e1-8835-9420a6a40103.jpg?v=1779259809","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ash-9780063478572","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}