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I looked at the consumptive nature of love as a danger to serious women. But the wonderful man I simply married believes as I really do - work is paramount, absolutely no children - and today love appears to me quite marvelous. These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by Joan Ashby, a brilliant and intense literary experience acclaimed for her explosively dark and singular tales. When Joan locates herself unexpectedly pregnant, she is stunned by Martin's delight, his instant betrayal with their pact. She makes a fateful, selfless decision then, to adopt her unintentional family. Challenged by raising two precocious sons, it is generations before she finally completes her masterpiece book. Poised to reclaim the spotlight, to resume the intended life she quit for love, a betrayal of Shakespearean percentage pushes her to question every choice she's made. Epic, propulsive, amazingly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas' beautiful debut introduces an indelible heroine candid about her struggles and unapologetic in her ambition.