Ashes, Ashes

"Soukup conducts a chorus of seductively unreliable first-person voices to relate a heartbreaking coming of age... parable that delves into the depths of human despair and celebrates the redeeming power of compassion. Ashes, Ashes is unflinching acknowledgement of society's unseen. You may be uncomfortable watching, but you won't look away." David R. Roth, author of The Femme Fatale Hypothesis

"Soukup perfectly captures how growing up with trauma leads to harsh choices and, ultimately, a kind of grace." Dan Kopcow, author of Prior Futures and Madcap Serenade

"Fredrick Soukup returns to familiar territory-rural Minnesota and its disenfranchised-capturing the abject despair of foster care youth while at the same time offering up a heartbreaking murder mystery." Janet Goldberg, author of The Proprietor's Song

"Soukup offers up a heartfelt and genuine slice of life. His characters jump from the page with crackling dialog that transports the reader into an intoxicating, though often terrifying, world. Truly gripping." Steve Zettler, author of Two for the Money and Careless Love

"Edgy. Smart. Exhilarating. This breathtaking thriller of small town intrigue demonstrates the heartbreak and redemption that can rise from the ashes of a pillaged youth." Martha Engber, author of Winter Light