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âA thought-provoking multinational tale . . . [that] will challenge your crime solving skills and teach you lots about the Scottish Highlands.â âThe St. Augustine Record  From a writer whoâs been praised for her âintelligence, heart, witâ (Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls), The Ice House follows the beleaguered MacKinnons as they weather the possible loss of the family business, a serious medical diagnosis, and the slings and arrows of familial discord. Johnny MacKinnon might be on the verge of losing it all. The ice factory he married into, which heâs run for decades, is facing devastating OSHA fines following a mysterious accident and may have to close. The only hope for Johnnyâs livelihood is that someone in the community saw something, but no one seems to be coming forward. He hasnât spoken to his son Corran back in Scotland since Corranâs heroin addiction finally drove Johnny to the breaking point. And now, after a collapse on the factory floor, it appears Johnny may have a brain tumor. Johnnyâs been ordered to take it easy, but in some ways, he thinks, whatâs left to lose? This may be his last chance to bridge the gap with Corranâand to have any sort of relationship with the baby granddaughter heâs never met.  âSmith weaves their stories expertly, moving from Jacksonville to Scotland and back, from another disaster to a laugh-out-loud moment. Her tenderness toward her characters and subtle understanding of class differences in American society are reminiscent of such novelists as Richard Russo and Jennifer Egan, but this heartbreaking, heartwarming novel is an original.ââTampa Bay Times  âA beautiful character-driven novel.ââIndie Picks Magazine |
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