The Devoted: A Novel

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.