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. | The Devoted by Blair Hurley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters