The Devoted: A Novel
Blair Hurley
Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur
Beschreibung
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize
“As tender and fervent as a prayer.”—New York Times Book Review
Nicole Hennessy’s world revolves around her Boston Zendo, to the chagrin of her Irish Catholic family. As she struggles to break free from a psychological and sexual entanglement with her mentor, her past finally catches up with her. A spellbinding confession of what it means to abandon one life for another, The Devoted asks what it takes, and what you’ll sacrifice, to find enlightenment.
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