THE RESURRECTION OF JOAN ASHBY. . . ENTERING THE WORLD
“The case for novelist Cherise Wolas’s profoundly gorgeous and humane debut cannot be overstated. The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is the story of a preternaturally talented American writer who, in her 20s, is the author of two prize-winning, bestselling short story collections. Against her professed wishes, she falls in love and becomes pregnant, and her life of the mind amalgamates with marriage and motherhood, for better or worse.
For its provocative meditations on artistry and domesticity, our Kirkus critic in an enthusiastic starred review likens The Resurrection of Joan Ashby to Lauren Groff’s Fates & Furies and John Irving’s The World According to Garp. I’d add Siri Hustvedt’s The Blazing World and Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, while stressing Wolas’ style and story are all her own. . . .
What you've achieved in this novel, I believe, is a tour de force. And while I accept that it is a debut, I am shocked by it. It's, for me, like the literary equivalent of Athena springing fully formed from the head of Zeus.”
--Megan Labrise, Kirkus Review's Fully Booked podcast
For its provocative meditations on artistry and domesticity, our Kirkus critic in an enthusiastic starred review likens The Resurrection of Joan Ashby to Lauren Groff’s Fates & Furies and John Irving’s The World According to Garp. I’d add Siri Hustvedt’s The Blazing World and Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, while stressing Wolas’ style and story are all her own. . . .
What you've achieved in this novel, I believe, is a tour de force. And while I accept that it is a debut, I am shocked by it. It's, for me, like the literary equivalent of Athena springing fully formed from the head of Zeus.”
--Megan Labrise, Kirkus Review's Fully Booked podcast
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