Old Flame
Молли Прентисс
| Издательство: | Gallery/Scout Press |
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ISBN: 9781501121586
Год издания: 2023
Язык: Английский
320 pages, Hardcover
Published April 11, 2023
LEIGH HABER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Though sprinkled with references to poetry and the vagaries of capitalism, this [first] portion of the novel feels as if it may be headed into rom-com territory...But Prentiss has something less predictable in mind. We soon embark on a quest narrative where Emily's desire for the maternal love she never felt, even with a devoted adoptive mother, is bottomless ... Old Flame is that rare novel whose author—as well as her protagonist—gains wisdom and authority as the story unfolds, never failing to remind us that while loss and grief are inescapable, joy and fulfillment are possible."
JACKIE THOMAS-KENNEDY, THE STAR TRIBUNE
"Confident, bittersweet ... The novel is unapologetic about this familiar premise; in fact, the novel highlights its familiarity in order to unpack it, often with acerbic humor ... As much as this work is about friendships, relationships and motherhood, it is also a book about writing: the dizzying joy Emily feels when she writes, and her fear of insufficiency."
