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    The Ash Museum
    The Ash Museum
    The Ash Museum
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Ash Museum

    Written by Rebecca Smith

    Narrated by Aysha Kala

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    About this audiobook

    1944. The Battle of Kohima. James Ash dies leaving behind two families: his ‘wife' Josmi and two children, Jay and Molly, and his parents and sister in England who know nothing about his Indian family.
    2012. Emmie is raising her own daughter, Jasmine, in a world she wants to be very different from the racist England of her childhood. Her father, Jay, doesn't even have a photograph of the mother he lost and still refuses to discuss his life in India. Emmie finds comfort in the local museum – a treasure trove of another family's stories and artefacts.

    Little does Emmie know that with each generation, her own story holds secrets and fascinations that she could only dream of.

    Through ten decades and across three continents, The Ash Museum is an intergenerational story of loss, migration and the search for somewhere to feel at home.

    PRAISE FOR REBECCA SMITH

    'Fans of Smith's sharply observed tales of contemporary life will find much to enjoy... this beautifully written, funny work.' The Times

    'Charming, funny, witty and romantic.' Esther Freud

    'Smith has plenty of good-humoured comedy up her sleeve, a grasp of dialogue and an eagle eye for the absurd.' Daily Mail
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 6, 2021
    ISBN9781004032051
    The Ash Museum
    Author

    Rebecca Smith

    Rebecca Smith is the founder of Better Life Bags, a custom handbag company whose workforce is made up of local women with barriers to employment. Rebecca loves to encourage and coach young entrepreneurs who desire to use their businesses for good. She is passionate about reminding women that when it comes to pursuing dreams, waiting on God’s nudges always beats hustling hard. It’s okay being the turtle; life is better when it’s slow. Rebecca and her husband, Neil, live in Hamtramck, MI where they run Better Life Bags together. They have four amazing kids: Jonah, Clara, Corbin, and Gavin.

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