A review by mandylovestoread
Ash Mountain by Helen Fitzgerald
4.0
For a book with less than 300 pages, Ash Mountain really packs a punch. It is an incredibly emotional, real and funny story set in a rural town in Australia at the height of summer .I will definitely be checking out Helen Fitzgerald's other books after reading this. Thanks to Affirm Press for sending me this surprise bookmail and putting it on my radar.
Single mum Fran returns to her childhood home to care for her father. Ash Mountain has never been a happy place for Fran and she never thought she would return. But she does, with her teenage daughter in tow. She has to face her past, with reminders and memories on every corner. Ash Mountain is full of big characters and secrets - huge secrets.
There is a bushfire headed straight for the town and all she can think of is saving her family. The story is told in multiple timelines and we learn about Fran's past and why she hates the town so much. But this time, Ash Mountain might not be so bad.
Single mum Fran returns to her childhood home to care for her father. Ash Mountain has never been a happy place for Fran and she never thought she would return. But she does, with her teenage daughter in tow. She has to face her past, with reminders and memories on every corner. Ash Mountain is full of big characters and secrets - huge secrets.
There is a bushfire headed straight for the town and all she can think of is saving her family. The story is told in multiple timelines and we learn about Fran's past and why she hates the town so much. But this time, Ash Mountain might not be so bad.