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    A Brighter Flame: A Novel
    A Brighter Flame: A Novel
    A Brighter Flame: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    A Brighter Flame: A Novel

    Written by Christine Nolfi

    Narrated by Megan Tusing

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    About this audiobook

    She’s always wanted a sense of belonging. The last place she expects to find it is home.

    Vale Lightner’s dreams turn to ash when the Pittsburgh bar she owns goes up in flames. Just like the past she escaped, very little seems salvageable. Facing unavoidable change, Vale returns to her hometown of Philadelphia to stay with her grandmother.

    She knows that returning also means facing everything she left behind: a mother and stepfather who shunted her into the background from the day they married, and her charmed and favored half sister, Blythe, who has abandoned a perfect marriage and is now at a crossroads of her own. Everyone has their secrets, and this reunited family racked by them is about to reach a crisis point.

    For a mother and her two daughters, this reunion is a chance for closure, newfound love, and forgiveness. As each of them reassesses her own memories of the past, only the truth can bring them together—in ways that could last forever. From the bestselling author of The Passing Storm comes a poignant novel about family secrets, healing, and the hope of second chances.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 27, 2022
    ISBN9781799784012
    A Brighter Flame: A Novel
    Author

    Christine Nolfi

    Award-winning author Christine Nolfi writes heartwarming and inspiring fiction. She is the author of Treasure Me, a Next Generation Indie Awards finalist; the Liberty Series novels; and Sweet Lake, her first book in the Sweet Lake series. A native Ohioan, Christine currently resides in South Carolina with her husband and four adopted children. For the latest information about her releases and future books, visit www.christinenolfi.com. Chat with her on Twitter @christinenolfi.

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    • 4/5
      There was no mystery. Liked some of the characters. Sweet love story
    • 4/5
      Family dynamics can be tough. What we remember in our minds, isn’t necessarily what really happened. Vale has had a tough life. Estranged from her Mother and step sister, owns a bar with her Father. Until life and unexpected circumstances step in. She returns home to Philadelphia and her much loved grandmother to try to figure things out, only to find her stepsister there with her own set of problems. Can they help each other? Can they become a family again? Loved the characters, even thru their issues, watching their hard exteriors crack was satisfying. Adored Nana…a matriarch every family should have. Dysfunctional family facing the truth and changing the dynamics. Thanks to Ms Nolfi, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.