Incendiaries

Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall fall in love at university, but a charismatic former student draws Phoebe into his cult, which bombs several buildings in the name of faith, killing five people. Will devotes himself to finding her, tilting into obsession, and discovering how far we can go when we lose what we love.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2019
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Absolutely electric, Garth Greenwell's A Major Talent is reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History and The New Yorker's Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall fall in love at university. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers from Bible college. But a charismatic former student draws Phoebe into his cult, an extremist group with secretive ties to North Korea. When the group bombs several buildings in the name of faith, killing five people, Phoebe disappears. Will devotes himself to finding her, tilting into obsession himself, discovering how far we can go when we lose what we love.

An important new writer, The Times R. O. Kwon is the real deal. Lauren Groff writes, "R. O. Kwon is the real deal. Her debut novel, The Age of Light, is a haunting and beautifully written story of love, loss, and the power of memory."

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 193 x 146 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349011882