{"product_id":"the-incendiaries-9780735213906","title":"The Incendiaries by Kwon, R. O.","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a National Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eReligion, politics, and love collide in this slim but powerful novel reminiscent of Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e, with menace and mystery lurking in every corner.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should be...unusual and enticing ... \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries \u003c\/i\u003earrives at precisely the right moment.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Radiant...A dark, absorbing story of how first love can be as intoxicating and dangerous as religious fundamentalism.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful, darkly glittering novel of violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young woman at an elite American university is drawn into a cult's acts of terrorism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet in their first month at prestigious Edwards 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 to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrieving 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 he's worked so hard to escape. Haunting and intense, \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a fractured love story that explores what can befall those who lose what they love most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. O. Kwon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735213906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. O. Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e is a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow. \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel, and it was named a best book of the year by over forty publications. Her writing is published in\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, and elsewhere. Born in South Korea, she has lived most of her life in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655795277977,"sku":"9780735213906","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_2d64b62c-fcc6-42a9-a2b6-0a98de5b9e8e.jpg?v=1724692983","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-incendiaries-9780735213906","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}