Molly
Kevin Honold
Molly by Kevin Honold was selected by Dan Chaon as the winner of the 2020 Autumn House Fiction Prize and is a compelling story of enduring hardships in rural New Mexico.
This debut novel tells the story of nine-year-old Raymond, nicknamed “Ray Moon” by Molly, his adoptive caretaker, a waitress, and the former partner of his recently deceased uncle. These two outcasts rely on one another for survival, and their bond forms the heart of this book. Living atop a mesa in the high desert of New Mexico in 1968, Raymond ages quickly amid hostile circumstances. With the help of a keen imagination that Molly inspires, he navigates various forms of loss and exploitation amid enduring hardship.
Kevin Honold’s deft and trance-like prose is interspersed with sharp insights and brings attention to the hardships of capitalism, the ills of misogyny, and the raw hurt of living a displaced or marginalized life. This is a story of endurance, memory, and unceasing change.
Author - Kevin Honold.
Narrator - Sean Lenhart.
Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Kevin Honold
Sean Lenhart
Autumn House Press Fiction Prize
Autumn House Press
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Molly by Kevin Honold was selected by Dan Chaon as the winner of the 2020 Autumn House Fiction Prize and is a compelling story of enduring hardships in rural New Mexico. This debut novel tells the story of nine-year-old Raymond, nicknamed “Ray Moon” by Molly, his adoptive caretaker, a waitress, and the former partner of his recently deceased uncle. These two outcasts rely on one another for survival, and their bond forms the heart of this book. Living atop a mesa in the high desert of New Mexico in 1968, Raymond ages quickly amid hostile circumstances. With the help of a keen imagination that Molly inspires, he navigates various forms of loss and exploitation amid enduring hardship. Kevin Honold’s deft and trance-like prose is interspersed with sharp insights and brings attention to the hardships of capitalism, the ills of misogyny, and the raw hurt of living a displaced or marginalized life. This is a story of endurance, memory, and unceasing change. Author - Kevin Honold. Narrator - Sean Lenhart. Published Date - Thursday, 09 January 2025.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:19
Chapter 2
Duration:01:36:27
Chapter 3
Duration:01:43:39
Chapter 4
Duration:00:25:33
Chapter 5
Duration:00:32:50
Chapter 6
Duration:01:48:03
Chapter 7
Duration:01:16:32
Chapter 8
Duration:00:00:22