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    A Manuscript of Ashes: A Novel
    A Manuscript of Ashes: A Novel
    A Manuscript of Ashes: A Novel
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    A Manuscript of Ashes: A Novel

    By Antonio Muñoz Molina and Edith Grossman

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    In this “beautifully wrought” novel set in Franco-era Spain, a university student stumbles into a decades-old mystery (New York magazine).

    It’s the late sixties, the last dark years of Franco’s dictatorship. Minaya, a university student in Madrid, is caught up in the student protests and the police are after him. He moves to his uncle Manuel’s country estate in the small town of Mágina to write his thesis on an old friend of his uncle, an obscure republican poet named Jacinto Solana.
     
    The country house is full of traces of the poet—notes, photographs, journals—and Minaya soon discovers that, thirty years earlier, during the Spanish Civil War, both his uncle and Solana were in love with the same woman, the beautiful, unsettling Mariana. Engaged to Manuel, she was shot in the attic of the house on her wedding night. With the aid of Inés, a maid, Minaya begins to search for Solana’s lost masterpiece, a novel called Beatus Ille. Looking for a book, he unravels a crime.
     
    One of Spain’s most celebrated literary figures, the author of Sepharad and In the Night of Time weaves a “rapturously gothic” tale that is both a novel of ideas and an intricately plotted mystery (The New York Sun).
     
    “A brilliant novel by an important writer unafraid of ideas, emotions and genuine beauty.” —Los Angeles Times
     
    “Already a contemporary classic, this work . . . is an enigmatic gem in the very best metafiction tradition.” —Library Journal
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateAug 4, 2008
    ISBN9780547541914
    A Manuscript of Ashes: A Novel
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    Antonio Muñoz Molina

    Antonio Muñoz Molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including In the Night of Time (also published by Tuskar Rock), Sepharad, and A Manuscript of Ashes. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards including Spain's National Narrative Prize, the Planeta Prize, and the Príncipe de Asturias Prize. He lives in Madrid and New York City.

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    • 4/5
      Set in the late 60's in the dying days of the Franco dictatorship Munoz Molina's 'A Manuscript of Ashes' plot revolves much around events going back into the time of the Spanish Civil War. Minaya--a college student is searching for information on an obscure Spanish poet Jacinto Solana--a leftist who had spent several years in prison after the war and had died during a shootout with the police shortly after his release. He writes a letter to his extremely wealthy uncle Manuel who had known Solana and Manuel replies by inviting Minaya to work on his project in his own home. Manuel as well had supported the republican side during the war but he was not arrested afterwards owing to his wealth and his family name. He had fallen in love and married one Mariana after Solana had introduced them and as it happens Solana was in love with Mariana too. The morning after the wedding Mariana is shot dead and since there was a gun battle going on nearby between republican and nationalist forces it is believed that her death was by a stray bullet. As Minaya looks through the scraps of papers and manuscripts--talks to the surviving members of the family (most notably Manuel's mother Dona Elvira) and the staff who work around them in the mansion--as more evidence quite conveniently begins to appear the circumstances surrounding Mariana's death and the subsequent actions of Solana leading to his own tragic confrontation with the police become more and more suspicious to him. And then there is a big surprise which I won't ruin for the potential reader here.There is almost a gothic quality to Munoz Molina's thrillers. His Franco era Spain is a dark and gloomy place--imposing castles looking down on collapsing towns and villages. There is such a wide gap between the rich and powerful and the rest of the population--mostly poor or struggling that they might as well be different species. Manuel even as wealthy as he is though is at least somewhat sympathetic to the poverty stricken--is portrayed as already ill, and still pining 30 years laters for his wife of one night. He had been wounded in the war and moves lethargically around his darkened mansion. After Solana's release from prison he had invited his former rival for Mariana back into his home to work on his poetry--and perhaps even a novel. Like everything else that had ended badly with Solana's death. But to go back briefty to Munoz Molina's apparent technique for thriller style writing he depends very much on creating the kind of atmosphere which feeds off the events of past tragedy and he is very good at it.Overall Munoz Molina is an excellent writer. His works are meticulous and very intelligently plotted. There is social commentary but it is almost always slyly understated. He is capable of pulling off huge surprises without losing the thread of his story or its credibility. As well in this one he paints a historical portrait of a backwards Spain run by a tyranical regime that is apt and at least to my point of view accurate. It is a very fine novel and one I'd recommend.
    • 2/5
      I found this to be really hard going - not a page turner at all. I could't get into the rythym of the writing, had to keep checking back to work out who was narrating and, at times, found the style tedious and boring. There were some really good parts, and toward the end my interest began to be captured but overall I was dissapointed.
    • 5/5
      Alcoholic mom. EMT dad. Bad accident. Mom leaves, Single dad. Teen daughter. Bad accident. Close call. Reunited? Happy ending. Chick lit.
    • 2/5
      This is a simple book; it definitely shows a father's concern and love for his daughter no matter what she does. I found it odd, though, that the author uses the father's last name throughout most of the book, using it as his first name.The language was undesirable at times.Also, it seemed that the author 'forgot' in the story that Rowan, the 17 year old daughter, was "in danger of failing English and Calculus" And later in the book, after a swimming accident and apparent head injury, the author recalls that Rowan was failing two classes.... yet she graduates. So the author just 'sticks in the plot' that 'while in the hospital, Webster and Sheila' (his estranged wife) 'managed to get Rowan to complete two take-home finals'. "His daughter finished them with ease." Rowan is both Webster's AND Sheila's daughter, I don't believe that a person with a head injury would be able to finish the "two take-home finals" with ease. I was mildly disappointed with the simplicity of the book.
    • 3/5
      Shreve's newest is short and has just enough action to hold the attention of the reader, but if it was any longer that might not have been the case. Her somewhat predictable love affair of two people that shouldn't be together, comes across as slightly bland. Perhaps it's due to the unlike-ability of Sheila, the main female character? Shreve can, and has done so much better. Another so-so effort and that's all.
    • 5/5
      Webster is a paramedic in small town Vermont when he becomes intrigued with Sheila, a beautiful redhead who in injured in a car crash while drunk. Quickly the two become involved with a pregnancy as the result. however Sheila has problems resulting in their separation so Webster is left to raise his baby daughter on his own. This is one of my favorite authors who always creates characters who feel like old friends or the people next door. I enjoyed it very much.
    • 3/5
      This was not one of Shreve's best, though the story delved into the same darkness and desolation that enters so many of her stories. But I found it hard to connect with the characters, something I don't usually experience in her novels.
    • 3/5
      Peter Webster is a young, single man still living with his parents and in training to become a paramedic when he responds to a call for an automobile accident on a lonely stretch of highway. The minute Peter sees the young woman injured in the accident, he is drawn to her. Sheila is also a young woman with a mysterious past with no money and no job. Peter and Sheila begin to see each other and Peter falls hopelessly in love with her. Sheila appears to love Peter as well and after a night of passion, Sheila becomes pregnant. They marry and their daughter, Rowan is born. At first life seems blissful, but soon Sheila's past catches up with herTold over a span of 19 years, Rescue is a story of love, broken dreams and resurrection. Highly readable, the book is fast-paced and keeps the reader drawn in to the story until the very end. Having said that, the book didn't live up to my expectations for some reason. The characters weren't that compelling and I didn't really care about them. It was an enjoyable read, but not a "must read".
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book. It wasn't a knockout like Shreve's Light on Snow. It didn't grip me the way The Pilot's Wife did. But it moved along. The best part was reading about the main character's job---he's a paramedic. Those scenes were really interesting. I didn't care much about his daughter or wife, and not all that much about him, truth be told.
    • 2/5
      My favorite author - my least favorite book of hers. Didn't seem like she was even the author. Some of the use of language seemed overused and tiresome - didn't make any difference in the development of the characters.
    • 3/5
      This is the story of a small town medic who falls for a woman who is bad...irresponsible and has a drinking problem. He marries her and they do have Rowan, a little girl. When Rowan is three, Shiela is in an accident, having been drunk and not having secured the carseat in properly. That is all it takes for Webster to send his wife packing, leaving him to raise Rowan alone.All goes well until the last semester of high school. Rowan begins drinking and, like teenagers do, starts acting irresponsible. Webster does seek out Shiela before this begins, just to find out what she is doing and where she is. She is in Boston, and dry for ten years. She is an artist. He choses not to tell Rowan.The night of her senior dance, Rowan drinks and dives into a quarry. Webster is on call when this happens. His daughter is helicoptered out with a traumatic brain injury and is unconscious. I will leave the rest to the reader.But this book would get five stars for escapism. However, I found the references to the different emergency scenarios depressing and the writing simplistic. I don't know of anyone, except a Shreve fan like myself, to whom I would recommend this book.
    • 3/5
      Quick read about an EMT and his relationship with a daughter he raises alone. Peter Webster and his daughter, Sloan, go thru teenage years, a harrowing escape from death and the problem of the misssing mother.
    • 4/5
      With an EMT as the main character, the emergency medical scenes provide a fascinating backdrop to the story of intense romance gone awry, the difficulties of single-fathering, and small town relationships.
    • 2/5
      If you like Anita Shreve, like I do, skip this one. A well-intentioned but controlling father is surprised that his teenage daughter is troubled by not knowing anything about her mother, who dad turned away 15 years ago because of her alcoholism and irresponsible behavior towards the toddler daughter. Dad is a boring, nice guy, dedicated to his daughter and his job as a paramedic. Mother, self-centered when drunk, is only a little less annoying when sober. Daughter is normal kid, gets drunk a couple times and dad freaks out, which of course alienates them further and then daughter has a very serious alcohol related accident which, naturally, reunites the whole family. Predictable, happy ending.
    • 3/5
      This was a good story for a summer read. Even if it did seem a bit LifeTimie movie to this old,jaded reader! The characters were well drawn even if I did dislike Sheila. I kept picturing the actress who plays the mother on current AMC series, The Killing as her!While reading the book this week I stood behind two very dapper young men who had rescue on golf shirts they were wearing from my town. Funny,I had never given these people a thought before. This book made me aware of the difficult and necessary job these people do.
    • 3/5
      I don't read a ton of non-fantasy, but this book definitely held me. I wanted to know what happened, and I wanted it to be all right. Finally, in the end, there was hope for it to be all right. It kept me excited and interested- I think I'll be looking for more of her books.
    • 3/5
      Peter Webster is an EMT. One night, he runs across a drunk driver who has smashed her car into a tree. Webster finds himself drawn to this woman and he begins to visit her and help her. Before he knows it, he has a child with her and marries her. The woman, Sheila, soon abandons her husband and young daughter.Fast forward to present day and we find Webster trying to deal with his teenage daughter, now deeply troubled. Webster reconnect with Sheila in an attempt to save his daughter.You know what you get with Anita Shreve. She will not let you down with this book.
    • 4/5
      I have read most of Shreve's books, and I have to say there are others I have liked better than this one, but I still was glad I read it. The story takes place in two time frames. It starts when young rookie paramedic Peter Webbster takes a call to an accident and ends up rescuing a woman Sheila Arsenault. After the accident he goes to visit her in hospital and continues to see her even though he feels it is really not the right thing to do. The obvious happens and she becomes pregnant and they get married and while they do not seem to be well matched they are happy for a time until Sheila begins to drink. The end for them comes one day when Sheila, after drinking, goes out in the car and has an accident. Peter cannot stand for this behaviour to continue, for his daughters life to be put in danger so he sends her away ( If she had stayed she certainly would have been charged.) I liked this part. I could sympathise with the struggles Peter had coping with a wife who had a serious drinking problem, and was looking after their young daughter.Fast forward to the time when Peter is living with his teenage daughter and things seem to be coming unstuck. He is worried about her behaviour and fears for her future. He contacts Sheila again thinking that she might be the only one who could help his daughter, and after his daughter is involved in a near fatal accident Sheila comes back into their lives and we see her slowly building up a relationship with her daughter.I did not like this part as much. I guess I wanted more details, more about the relationship between Peter and his daughter Rowan. Why was she coming off the rails so to speak? Was it because she had no mother figure in her life. She certainly did not know all the story. However the book is still worth reading and would provoke some good discussion.
    • 5/5
      Enlightening rescue! The story of an EMT who rescues a drunk driving young woman with a sketchy past, from her car crash. He becomes bewitched by her and marries her because of an unexpected pregnancy. Circumstances then cause her to leave him and their child at an early age, only to reunite them in the child's teen years. The story offers several twists and turns which we become judge and jury for! Anita Shreve is the consummate storyteller. She never fails to provide the well-written, well-constructed, relavent novel to which her thousands of readers can relate. Her books are timeless. They are filled with grains of truth that surely 90% of her readers will understand on a profoundly personal level.In "Rescue," Ms Shreve offers up a cautionary tale, writing a moral story and a reminder to us that sometimes those who are our best equipped, and most professional "rescuers," are not always the ones capable of saving their own families in crisis.Characterization is strong and believable throughout, with people we love to champion, as well as those who will challenge our sense of right and wrong, and fairness. The characters are so well developed that the line between fantasy and reality come close to fading. Ms Shreve's book extolls the benefits and warns of the consequences of rash decisions made in youth. It's this flipside of the coin that contributes to the story and the meanings of "rescue." These questions of consequence, family problems and moral obligations should make this book hit home for nearly everyone.I highly recommend "Rescue," not only to fans of Anita Shreve, but also to those who want a contemporary novel with timeless, thought-provoking qualities...and, of course, beautiful writing.Deborah/TheBookishDame
    • 5/5
      This is the first book I've read by Anita Shreve and I'm ready for more!
    • 4/5
      Easy reading, nothing awful or terrible happens, hopeful ending. Perhaps not her best for its lack of depth but a good read.
    • 4/5
      Very quick read. Don't want to give anything away, but not a typical Anita Shreve in some respects.
    • 2/5
      This was a quick read, without much thought needed. A good escape book!
    • 3/5
      I'm not sure why I continue to read Anita Shreve, because with the exception of one novel of hers, I'm always disappointed. This one was no exception. A paramedic, responding to an automobile accident, falls in love with the driver who (while drunk) wrecked her car. They get married, have a daughter, and eventually he's raising her on his own. When the daughter starts exhibiting troublesome teenage behavior and ends up in the hospital, he seeks out the mother who returns, and everything turns out okay. Lukewarm storyline, overall dull execution, and mostly predictable. Overall, pretty unremarkable.
    • 2/5
      I wish I could have given this 1 1/2 stars. I am so disappointed with Anita Shreve. This book and her last one, A Change in Altitude, were such a departure from all of her others that I've read. I was such a huge fan until these past two. I don't know what happened.
    • 1/5
      Not going to finish this one. Was listening to it, but the narrator and characters are irritating. Just not into it at all -- shame, I used to love Anita Shreve.
    • 3/5
      Certainly not my favourite book of Anita Shreve's. However I did find myself easily absorbed by the story, and wanting to find out what would happen. A lot of the book left me feeling discontent, it's not really a feel-good story, even with the overtones of hope.If looking to read this author for the first time, I wouldn't recommend this particular book. If you have read others by her, go for it. But if you're feeling glum, read something else, because this is not a mood lifter.
    • 3/5
      This is the first book by Shreve I've read in a few years, after being disappointed by a book or two. This one had the story-telling and writing I like and expect from her, and the complex relationships that happen in families. It also gave a good picture of life as an EMT. From reading the cover flap, I knew that a mother who'd abandoned her child and husband would come back, but just how that abandonment occurred, and what caused the contact after 15 years, was much more dramatic than I'd anticipated. I think this has gotten me over my Anita Shreve avoidance.
    • 3/5
      It was ok for me.....I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the ending which I felt was a bit too neatly tied up for me. A father of a seventeen year old sees warning signs that she is heading down the same path that tore her mother from her life 15 years earlier and wrestles with how to best handle the situation.
    • 3/5
      Not my favourite Shreve, still a good story that could have happened in real life, just like that. Coincidential meeting of one who needs and the other who has to give. Unfortunately, the needy one changes her mind and is also too weak to fight her own demons, at least not in an acceptable way.

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    A Manuscript of Ashes - Antonio Muñoz Molina

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