“Carry the
One begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled
with stoned, drunk, and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a
dark country road. For the next twenty-five years, those involved, including
Carmen and her brother and sister, craft their lives in response to this single
tragic moment. As one character says, “When you add us up, you always have to
carry the one.” Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce;
parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs of ordinary days,
Carry the One shows how one life affects another and how those who thrive and
those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect. As they seek
redemption through addiction, social justice, and art, Anshaw’s characters
reflect our deepest pain and longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments
of understanding. This wise, wry, and erotically charged novel derives its
power and appeal from the author’s exquisite use of language; her sympathy for
her recognizable, very flawed characters; and her persuasive belief in the
transforming forces of time and love.”
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