Jonathon Soter的妻子在一起纵火案中丧生,他的生活从此被毁。纵火的少年犯Donnie服刑七年后,被提前释放。得知这个消息的Jonathon决定亲手了结Donnie,为妻子报仇。但当他找到Donnie的时候,却发现一切并非他所想的那样。After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKinley, has been released early from prison, brings monumental change for Soter and gives him a new motivation. He begins a journey to a small coastal town, where he hopes to find his tormentor, to find an answer and perhaps to ultimately find redemption. Exploring the themes of loss, forgiveness, revenge and the tragedy of an existence locked in the past, Ashes is a complex character study and a thrilling dramatic modern fable.