Ashley Redwood

Writer & Sociologist

Stories that unravel the things we carry.

I write about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the weight of what gets passed down, and the courage it takes to finally look back.

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Ph.D. Sociology·Novelist in Progress·Bend, Oregon

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Debut Novel

All She Gave to the Fire

Ashley Redwood

All She Gave to the Fire — a debut novel about what mothers give us, and what we have to give back.

A layered, emotionally precise story about generational trauma, the bonds between mothers and daughters, and the transformative power of confronting painful truths.

"Generational trauma can both imprison and ultimately transform us — when we find the courage to confront painful truths."
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A little about me

Armed with a Ph.D. and an obsession with the perfect pour-over.

I'm a sociologist-turned-novelist living in Bend, Oregon.

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