At first, we assume the narrator of each chapter is the POV character, but by the fourth chapter we realize that Will tells this story with all his misperceptions and faulty memories.

The chapters, like the novel itself, are short and told from three alternating POVs: a troubled young man from a broken home named Will, his girlfriend Phoebe, and the charismatic young man they meet named John Leal. Like the biases from the story’s narrator, much in this novel can be extrapolated from that definition. The literal definition of an incendiary is that of an arsonist-a criminal who sets fire to property. So, here I am, trying.” The title of the book foreshadows an act of religious terrorism. You once told me I hadn’t even tried to understand. Kwon’s intriguing debut novel THE INCENDIARIES that something horrible has happened. Haunting and intense, The Incendiaries is a fractured love story that explores what can befall those who lose what they love most.We know from the first chapter of R.O.

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. Grieving and guilt-ridden, Phoebe is drawn into a secretive cult founded by a charismatic former student with an enigmatic past. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college, waiting tables to get by. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet in their first month at prestigious Edwards University. 'Radiant.A dark, absorbing story of how first love can be as intoxicating and dangerous as religious fundamentalism.' - New York Times Book ReviewĪ 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.

The Incendiaries arrives at precisely the right moment.' - The Washington Post 'The most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should be.unusual and enticing.

' Religion, politics, and love collide in this slim but powerful novel reminiscent of Donna Tartt's The Secret History, with menace and mystery lurking in every corner.' - People Magazine

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