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Now a National Bestseller
Religion, politics, and love collide in this slim but powerful novel reminiscent of Donna Tartts The Secret History, with menace and mystery lurking in every corner. People Magazine
The most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should beunusual and enticing The Incendiaries arrives at precisely the right moment. The Washington Post
RadiantA dark, absorbing story of how first love can be as intoxicating and dangerous as religious fundamentalism. New York Times Book Review
A powerful, darkly glittering novel of violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young woman at an elite American university is drawn into a cults acts of terrorism.
Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet in their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesnt tell anyone she blames herself for her mothers recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe.
Grieving and guilt-ridden, Phoebe is drawn into a secretive cult founded by a charismatic former student with an enigmatic past. When the group commits a violent act in the name of faith, Will finds himself struggling to confront a new version of the fanaticism hes worked so hard to escape. Haunting and intense, The Incendiaries is a fractured love story that explores what can befall those who lose what they love most.
Author: R. O. Kwon
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 07/30/2019
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780735213906
Language: English
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