03510cam a2200721 4500 2687976324 TxAuBib 20260224120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798889661689 B0FC97ZHH9 Amazon 82b1cb90-6c49-44d2-b405-3bed4424a2de OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12185028 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Simon, Dan. Ashland [Libby eBook]. Europa Editions, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. multigenerational family. portraits of resilience. beauty in the everyday. voice-driven narrative. working-class fiction. mother-daughter story. new hampshire fiction. Intimate Storytelling. 20th century fiction. landscape and memory. college town fiction. new england fiction. generational trauma. rooted storytelling. female protagonist. small-town America. american northeast. literary heritage. bittersweet novel. literary fiction. domestic fiction. character-driven. american century. american decline. american realism. regional fiction. small-town life. emotional depth. rural community. town in decline. single mother. coming-of-age. family bonds. poetic prose. mill town. Suicide. HTML:<p><strong>A MARCH 2026 INDIE NEXT PICK</strong></p> <p><strong>★ "Powerfully poetic...a testament to American virtues—and flaws."—</strong>Kirkus Reviews (starred review)</p> <p><strong>A deeply moving family story unfolding in richly evocative prose during the final decades of the American century, Ashland is a book of metamorphoses—of the dance between permanence and transformation.</strong></p> <p>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'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.</p> <p>Ashland 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>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-02-23 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=82b1cb90-6c49-44d2-b405-3bed4424a2de&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=82b1cb90-6c49-44d2-b405-3bed4424a2de&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) BTCLS