Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday by Ethan Hawke is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on June 10, 2003. This 240-page novel explores themes of love, marriage, and renewal through the journey of its characters. The story follows Jimmy, who is AWOL from the army, and Christy, who is pregnant with his child. As they travel across America in a Chevy Nova, they confront their pasts and the challenges of building a future together.
Readers will find a narrative rich in emotional depth, capturing the complexities of family life and the coming-of-age experience. The novel delves into the transformative journey of Christy and Jimmy as they navigate their relationship and the impending responsibilities of parenthood. With a blend of excitement, fear, and humor, Ash Wednesday presents a vivid portrayal of the challenges and joys that accompany significant life changes.
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From the actor, director, and writer Ethan Hawke: a piercing novel of love, marriage, and renewal.
Jimmy is AWOL from the army, but—with characteristic fierceness and terror—he’s about to embark on the biggest commitment of his life. Christy is pregnant with Jimmy’s child, and she’s determined to head home, with or without Jimmy, to face up to her past and prepare for the future. Somehow, barreling across America from Albany to New Orleans to Ohio and Texas in a souped-up Chevy Nova, Christy and Jimmy are transformed from passionate but conflicted lovers into a young family on a magnificent journey.
Ash Wednesday is a novel of blazing emotion and remarkable grace, a tale that captures the intensity—the excitement, fear, and joy—of being on the threshold of the mysterious country of marriage and parenthood. Powerful, assured, large of heart, and punctuated by moments of tremendous humor, it represents, for Hawke the novelist, a major leap forward.
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