{"product_id":"ashland-9798889661672","title":"Ashland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA MARCH 2026 INDIE NEXT PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply moving family story unfolding in richly evocative prose and a poetic portrayal of a town in decline 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ashland, New Hampshire, Carolyn, born of a teenage pregnancy, grows up alongside her mother Ellie, her aunt Jennie, and her cousins. Ashland is the type of place that most people plan to leave, but few do. Beauty can be found in small things--the trees in the wind, the sky's particular shade of blue, a swim in the river, love, and family. But life can often be unforgiving and solace hard to come by. Carolyn reconciles the losses in her own life with an education at Plymouth State, the local university, and then by capturing in words her world and the people who inhabit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecalling the novels of Richard Russo, Paul Harding, Marilynne Robinson, and Elizabeth Strout, \u003cem\u003eAshland\u003c\/em\u003e is a debut novel of great intensity and poetry told in the voices of many vivid characters and, through them, in the voice of Ashland itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDan Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and editor-in-chief of Seven Stories Press. \u003ci\u003eAshland\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel. He lives in New York and New Hampshire.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dan Simon \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674820395165,"sku":"9798889661672","price":44.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_35945d24-07c3-401b-80f3-0493f175be50.jpg?v=1771913423","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ashland-9798889661672","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}