The devoted : a novel

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. Nicole Hennessy’s life revolves around her Zen practice at the Boston Zendo, seeking solace in the tenets of Buddhism to the chagrin of her Irish Catholic family. After a decade of grueling spiritual practice under her Master’s tutelage, living on a shoestring budget as a shop clerk, Nicole has become dangerously entangled with her mentor. As Nicole confronts her past—a drug-fueled year spent fleeing her family’s loaded silences and guilt-laden "Our Fathers"—and reinvents herself in New York City, her Master’s intoxicating voice pursues her, an electrifying whisper on the other end of the phone. Somehow, he knows everything. In deft, soaring prose that bristles with psychological and erotic tension, Blair Hurley crafts a thrilling exploration of Nicole’s ecstatic quest for spirituality. "Nicole has become sexually and emotionally entangled with her mentor. To break free, she must retrace her entire life's journey--from her strict Irish Catholic upbringing to her drug-fueled year as a teenage runaway. Even as she reinvents herself in New York City, her master's intoxicating voice pursues her, whispering dangerously in her ear. Somehow, he knows everything. A hypnotic and daring debut, The Devoted asks what it takes, and what you'll sacrifice, to find enlightenment"-- Provided by publisher Nicole Has Become Sexually And Emotionally Entangled With Her Mentor. To Break Free, She Must Retrace Her Entire Life's Journey--from Her Strict Irish Catholic Upbringing To Her Drug-fueled Year As A Teenage Runaway. Even As She Reinvents Herself In New York City, Her Master's Intoxicating Voice Pursues Her, Whispering Dangerously In Her Ear. Somehow, He Knows Everything. A Hypnotic And Daring Debut, The Devoted Asks What It Takes, And What You'll Sacrifice, To Find Enlightenment -- Blair Hurley.