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Tuesday Nights in 1980

Raul is an Argentinian painter, fresh on New York's buzzing downtown scene, who has just caught the eye of the city's most infamous critic.

James is the critic. His synaesthesia lets him interpret art as fireworks and symphonies - but he's just been struck by writer's block.

And then there's Lucy: newly escaped from small-town Idaho, young and beautiful, she will become first Raul's lover and then James's.

This electrifying debut captures the raw energy and spontaneity of the 1980s downtown scene - it is a celebration of the power of art, a love letter to New York and an intimate portrait of the strangers who embody the city's spirit.

Publisher's description. Three lives collide in 1980s downtown New York: Argentinian painter Raul, infamous art critic James, and daisy-fresh young wanderer Lucy, a muse looking for her artist. This is a love letter to New York and the people who embodied the city's vital, messy, living spirit.

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About Molly Prentiss

Molly Prentiss grew up in a commune in Santa Cruz, California. Hamish Hamilton published her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980. She has a MFA in Creative Writing from the California College of the Arts, was a Writer in Residence at Workspace at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and at the Blue Mountain Center, and was chosen as an Emerging Writer Fellow by the Aspen Writers Foundation. She is also a contributor to various literary publications. Molly Prentiss lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780241974506
  • Length: 384 pages
  • Price: £5.99
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