Tenderness a novel

"On a remote island off the coast of Virginia, family and friends gather to celebrate the wedding of Shay O'Connor and Andrew Pruitt. From the moment the guests arrive, all they can whisper about is the bride, who recently left the headline-making cult Synanon. Why would someone like Shay, an Ivy Le...

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Main Author: Beaird, Rowan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Flatiron Books, 2026.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"On a remote island off the coast of Virginia, family and friends gather to celebrate the wedding of Shay O'Connor and Andrew Pruitt. From the moment the guests arrive, all they can whisper about is the bride, who recently left the headline-making cult Synanon. Why would someone like Shay, an Ivy League graduate with a wealthy, doting fiancée, join Synanon? And has she really escaped their grasp? Told from the interwoven perspectives of Shay's brother William, her longtime friend Joel, and Shay herself, Tenderness is a slow-burn mystery that excavates dark family histories and romantic regrets. As the wedding day approaches, Joel and William pull at the loose threads of Shay's story, and it becomes clear there is an even greater threat on the island than the secrets each character is keeping from one another. Set in the tinderbox of the 1970s, Tenderness is a lit match, bringing hidden truths to light and asking if we can ever see ourselves or the people we love for who they truly are"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:301 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781250386694
1250386691
Author Notes:Rowan Beaird is the author of the novels Tenderness and The Divorcées . Her fiction has appeared in The Southern Review, Ploughshares, and Gulf Coast . She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.