Old Flame, Molly Prentiss
Old Flame, Molly Prentiss
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Old Flame

Author: Molly Prentiss

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 12 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2023


Synopsis

This “enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) and “introspective, energetic novel” (Booklist) explores what it means to be a woman in her many forms—daughter, friend, partner, lover, and mother—from the acclaimed author of Tuesday Nights in 1980.

Emily writes for women’s catalogs for a living, but she’d rather be writing books. She has a handsome photographer boyfriend, but she actively wonders how and when they will eventually hurt each other. Her best work friend was abruptly laid off. When her world is further upended by an unplanned pregnancy, Emily is forced to make tough decisions that will change her life forever.

What will she sacrifice from her old life to make room for a new one? What fires will she be forced to extinguish, and which will keep burning? Old Flame is an essential, “warmhearted, and luminous page-turner about desire, time, love, parenthood, work, and art in women’s lives” (Sophie McManus, author of The Unfortunates).

About Molly Prentiss

Molly Prentiss is the author of Old Flame and Tuesday Nights in 1980, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, and shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine in France. Her writing has been translated into multiple languages. She lives in Red Hook, New York, with her husband and daughter. You can find her at Molly-Prentiss.com or on Instagram @MollyPrentiss.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma

when i first finished Old Flame, i rated it four stars. then i spent hours upon hours trying to pick it back up, my brain absolutely rejecting the concept that i had finished it. i had a series of work calls, and after each i wanted to continue reading. i had a series of tasks, and i without fail att......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

I was hooked on one of the first pages and had to buy this book from the line: "When I was younger than I am now, twenty-seven to be exact, I found myself walking into a tall office building on Thirty-Fourth Street in Manhattan. It felt like I was being pulled in by a magnet. The magnet was capitali......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

I am not sure why I couldn’t get involved in the book, but despite my efforts, I liked neither the characters nor the writing style. Initially, I was impressed by the determination Emily showed, moving away from GIG jobs into tge substantial field of advertising. I think between the demographic and......more

Goodreads review by Megan

When I first picked this book up, I read for 3 hours straight. Day 2 looked pretty similar. Then I forced myself to slow down to make it last longer. I guess I just found it super compelling. I smiled through a lot of it, relating so strongly to Emily. Maybe not her experiences per se, but definitel......more