Thomas Maltman for Ashes to Ashes, in Conversation with Leif Enger
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You are invited to Zenith Bookstore as Minnesota author Thomas Maltman shares his latest book Ashes to Ashes (Soho Press). He will be in conversation with Duluth award-winning author Leif Enger on Thursday, July 17th at 7 pm. Thomas and Leif will discuss his book, career, and answer questions from the audience. Invite your friends, family, and book club for this intimate evening with two gifted authors.
“Thomas Maltman’s poignant Ashes to Ashes is far and away the best novel I’ve read this year… I fell in love with this book from the very first page. I guarantee you will too.” — William Kent Krueger
When the ashes from an Ash Wednesday service in the prairie town of Andwhen, Minnesota, refuse to wash off, members of a small congregation are left wondering whether they’ve been blessed or cursed. For Basil – a “gentle giant” of a teen reeling from a farming accident that shattered his family and haunted by his mother’s decade-long confinement in a state mental hospital – the ashes become a sign. He embarks on a secret ritual of fasting and prayer, seeking meaning in his unraveling world. Meanwhile, Basil and his friends, Lukas and Morgan stumble upon what may be the centuries-old remains of a Viking explorer in a local meadow, a find that brings its own complications, as folk history clashes with the agendas of online racists.
Thomas Maltman is the oldest of twenty-six cousins and the child of an Air Force pilot. His family lived everywhere from Texas to Germany. He learned to love travel and love the stories of these places, their history, and lore. These loves would serve him well when it came time to write a novel. He is the author of Night Birds, Little Wolves, and The Land, which have won multiple awards. Thomas teaches at Normandale Community College and lives in the Twin Cities area with his wife and three daughters.
“Thomas Maltman’s poignant Ashes to Ashes is far and away the best novel I’ve read this year… I fell in love with this book from the very first page. I guarantee you will too.” — William Kent Krueger
When the ashes from an Ash Wednesday service in the prairie town of Andwhen, Minnesota, refuse to wash off, members of a small congregation are left wondering whether they’ve been blessed or cursed. For Basil – a “gentle giant” of a teen reeling from a farming accident that shattered his family and haunted by his mother’s decade-long confinement in a state mental hospital – the ashes become a sign. He embarks on a secret ritual of fasting and prayer, seeking meaning in his unraveling world. Meanwhile, Basil and his friends, Lukas and Morgan stumble upon what may be the centuries-old remains of a Viking explorer in a local meadow, a find that brings its own complications, as folk history clashes with the agendas of online racists.
Thomas Maltman is the oldest of twenty-six cousins and the child of an Air Force pilot. His family lived everywhere from Texas to Germany. He learned to love travel and love the stories of these places, their history, and lore. These loves would serve him well when it came time to write a novel. He is the author of Night Birds, Little Wolves, and The Land, which have won multiple awards. Thomas teaches at Normandale Community College and lives in the Twin Cities area with his wife and three daughters.
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