Flashout

Description

“Exhilarating.”—The New York Times

One of the LA Times’ Must Read Books for Summer

A thrill-seeking young woman joins a radical theater troupe in this taut, suspenseful novel of art, seduction, and the deadly limits of liberation.

New York, 1972. A cloistered college student slips out of the dorms to attend a performance by a legendary experimental performance troupe. Within months, she has left campus life behind and joined the company, infatuated by its charismatic leader and his promises of absolute freedom.

California, 1997. A theater teacher at an exclusive private school receives an unsettling letter. With her job at risk and her past clawing at her carefully constructed present, what will she do to protect the life she has made?

Riveting and atmospheric, Flashout is a coruscating coming-of-age story and an immersive thriller exploring the enchantments and perils of art.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Alexis Soloski
Published: 08/05/2025
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 9781250883643
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 1.00″ H x 9.40″ L x 6.46″ W

About the Author
Alexis Soloski is the author of the bestselling novel Here in the Dark. A prize-winning New York Times theater critic and culture reporter, she holds a PhD in theater from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.