false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240254152m/6092814.jpg 6092814 1 <B>A once-charmed family is forced to confront the devastating tragedy that struck it years ago in this fiercely tender tale of betrayal and reconciliation</B> It’s the fall of 2007, and Emily Ascher should be celebrating: she just got engaged to the man she loves, her job is moving in new and fulfilling directions, and her once-rocky relationship with her mother, Laura, has finally mellowed into an easy give-and-take. But with the promise of new love settling into old comes a difficult look at how her family has been torn apart in the many years since her brother died. Her parents have long since divorced, and her father, Joe, a famous actor and playwright who has been paralyzed with grief since the tragedy, carries the blame for his son’s death—but what really happened on that winter night? Why has he been unable to clear his name, or even discuss that evening with Laura and Emily? As spring looms—and with it Emily’s wedding in the Berkshires and an unveiling of Joe’s new play—each Ascher begins to reevaluate the events of long ago, finally facing the truth of his or her own culpability in them. Moving between past and present over the course of sixteen years, <I>The Embers</I> is a skillfully structured debut novel of buried secrets and deep regrets that crush a family while bonding its members irrevocably. 6269801 23 6 2009 The Embers: A Novel total:92|5:4|4:25|3:38|2:20|1:5| 92 279 299 38 2 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 11:14:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:18:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 15:11:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 15:33:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 02:41:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 22:57:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 17:30:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:23:14 -0700 2009 Emily Ascher is getting married. Like many brides, she has pre-wedding jitters. After all, her parents' marriage was volatile and ended in divorce. And Emily has some ghosts haunting her (not literal ghosts...this book is grounded in reality!) -- especially that of her beloved br...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 02 07:23:15 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:07:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 19:26:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 04:04:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:27:06 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:33:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:36:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:53:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 13:26:06 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 13:48:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:37:25 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:42:31 -0700 2009 digs into the notion that there is nothing that happens to a child that does not implicate the parent in some way. An interesting and complex book about familial relationships, good and bad, strong and weak, and how at th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 07:18:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 16:16:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:14:23 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 03:34:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 02:47:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 02:49:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 18 14:21:40 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 14:23:39 -0800 2009
Dont read while pregnant.

On the other hand it is well written and i didnt see the end coming, so i guess it is worth reading, if you feel like crying or fighting with a family member :)]]> 1 0 false false Sat Jun 13 12:20:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 12:49:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 13:46:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:14:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 08:31:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 08:32:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 16 15:50:28 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 15:51:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 08:26:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 11:51:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 14:14:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 06:12:15 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6092814