The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals

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Published Apr 29, 2025

384 pages

Average rating: 8.15

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boyleschris

Dec 14, 2025

Ron's recommendation.

MsCakes

Jan 10, 2026

7/10 stars

This was a well written book so it was easy to breeze through. I loved Pancakes the cat but it overall was too much like a cartoon and I mentally cringed and eye-rolled through a lot of it. The relationship between PJ and his ex was just weird. Still there were interesting twists and turns!

Laneyfran

Dec 07, 2025

8/10 stars

I really enjoyed this book . Wasnt what I expected .. made me feel all different emotions.

soj8b123

Nov 30, 2025

10/10 stars

Four broken people and a cat take a road trip in a purloined car. What could go wrong! The enjoyment of this novel (sort of) snuck up on me... partly due to Hartnett's handing of dark topics with dark humor. She had me laughing ... while rooting for everyone in the book! I heartily recommend this delightful novel. I'm a better man for reading it.

MHewitt

Nov 12, 2025

I really enjoyed the story. I was definitely not predictable.