A Brighter Flame, Christine Nolfi
A Brighter Flame, Christine Nolfi
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A Brighter Flame
A Novel

Author: Christine Nolfi

Narrator: Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2022

Synopsis

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.

About Christine Nolfi

Award-winning author Christine Nolfi writes heartwarming and inspiring fiction. Her debut novel, Treasure Me, was a Next Generation Indie Awards finalist. Many of her novels have enjoyed bestseller status and have been listed as “highly recommended” by the Midwest Book Review. 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on July 30, 2022

4 stars Disaster strikes for Vale Lightner when the bar she co-owns with her father Bo goes up in flames. Even worse she then learns Bo has failed to pay the insurance premium. What should she do now? She knows without question that her life needs to change so she goes back to Philadelphia to stay w......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on October 10, 2022

It is easy to see why Christine Nolfi is one of my favourite authors. Her gift of storytelling makes it a delight to pick up one of her books and become totally captivated for hours on end. A Brighter Flame is a moving story about family (past and present), secrets, forgiveness, healing and the hope......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on November 10, 2022

TITLE: A BRIGHTER FLAME AUTHOR: Christine Nolfi PUB DATE: 09.27.2022 Now Available Christine Nolfi writes an emotional and complex family drama about a mother and their two daughters, which reminded me of my own relationship with my mother and my more favored sister. A BRIGHTER FLAME is an uplifting a......more

Goodreads review by Desiree on September 09, 2024

THE GOOD: A story of forgiveness and redemption, with happy endings for all. Clean fiction with no vulgarity, steamy sex scenes, or diversity checklist bingo. Some fun insights into professional baseball. THE BAD: I honestly have nothing bad to say. It didn’t grab onto me emotionally as strongly as a b......more

Goodreads review by Karina on May 22, 2023

I am honestly surprised at all the rave reviews for this book. I do think that the author has excellent prose but there seems to be so much judgement on women who drink, or have one night stands or adoption and not being able to have your own biological child. The one night stand judgement annoyed m......more

Quotes

“I devoured this book in one sitting. An uplifting novel which explores how misconceptions and half-truths can taint even that closest of relationships—the one with our own family. Nolfi draws us into this complicated family drama and doesn't let us go until the story reaches its intense and captivating climax.” —Imogen Clark, million copy selling author of Impossible to Forget“A Brighter Flame is a deeply touching and uplifting novel that explores the troubled history and buried secrets of a family torn apart long ago. The book captured my heart and drew tears as I was reminded that it’s never too late to heal.” —Boo Walker, bestselling author of A Spanish Sunrise“In this layered family drama, Nolfi explores the unreliability of memories and how inaccurate perceptions of past events impact the present. As estranged sisters Vale and Blythe uncover a clearer picture of their childhood and the circumstances that shaped their contentious relationship, understanding and forgiveness blossom, bearing the fruit of previously unimagined acts of generosity and love. A story that is sure to keep book clubs talking late into the night.” —Kerry Anne King, bestselling author of Improbably Yours

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