The Incendiaries
Jul 2018 · Hachette UK
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'Absolutely electric' Garth Greenwell
'A major talent' Financial Times
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.
'A major talent' Financial Times
'Reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History'
New YorkerPhoebe 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
'Absolutely electric' Garth Greenwell
'A major talent' Financial Times
'Reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History'
New Yorker
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...
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About the author
R. O. Kwon is the author of the bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was named a best book of the year by more than forty publications and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink, a New York Times Notable Book. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New York Times, New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere. Born in Seoul, Kwon has lived most of her life in the United States.
R. O. Kwon is the author of the bestselling novel The Incendiaries, which was named a best book of the year by more than forty publications and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award. With Garth Greenwell, Kwon coedited the bestselling Kink, a New York Times Notabl...
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