The Ash Museum

<h2><b>Travel across ten decades and three continents in <i>The Ash Museum</i> a mesmerising intergenerational saga of loss migration and the search for home.</b></h2></p><p>The year is 1944 and the Battle of Kohima claims the life of James Ash who leaves behind two families &#150; his wife and children as well as his parents and sister who live in England unaware of his Indian family.</p><p>Fast forward to 2012 where Emmie is determined to raise her daughter in a world safe from the racism of her childhood. Her father Jay still haunted by his past remains silent about his Indian life. One day Emmie seeks solace in a local museum filled with another family&#146;s stories and artifacts. Little does she know that her own family&#146;s history is itself a treasure trove of secrets and mysteries awaiting her discovery.</p><p><b>'Extraordinary'</b> <i>Christie Hickman Books Editor S Magazine</i><br /><b>'A beautifully written multi-generational tale'</b> <i>Ella Dove novelist and Commissioning Editor at Good Housekeeping Prima and Red magazines</i><br /><b>'Rebecca Smith&#146;s book demonstrates yet again her gift for vivid humour and deep empathy'</b> <i>Philip Hoare</i><br /><b>'A timely and acutely observed novel about family and the circle of life'</b> <i>Carmel Harrington</i></p>