Valley of Ashes

Madeline Dare trades New York's gritty streets for the tree-lined avenues of Boulder, Colorado when her husband Dean lands a promising job. Madeline, now a full-time homemaker and mother to beautiful toddler twin girls, has achieved everything she thought she always wanted, but with her husband constantly on the road, she's fighting a losing battle against the Betty Friedan riptide of suburban/maternal exhaustion, angst, and sheer loneliness. A new freelance newspaper gig helps her get her mojo back, but Boulder isn't nearly as tranquil as it seems: there's a serial arsonist at large in the city. As Madeline closes in on the culprit, the fires turn deadly -- and the stakes tragically personal. She'll need every ounce of strength and courage she has to keep the flames from reaching her own doorstep, threatening all she holds most dear.

Author: Cornelia Read
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 08/01/2012
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.36w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780446511360

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2012 pg. 91
Publishers Weekly 06/25/2012 pg. 152
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012
Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 64
New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 23

About the Author
Cornelia Read grew up in New York, California, and Hawaii. She is a reformed debutante who currently lives in New York City. To learn more about the author, you can visit her website at www.corneliaread.com.