The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel

By Annie Hartnett

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

400 pages

Average rating: 8.11

951 RATINGS

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Larry Burns
Larry Burns
7/10 stars
Rather dark.
AudraMiracle
AudraMiracle
10/10 stars
5 star book
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boyleschris
Ron's recommendation.
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kduprey
6/10 stars
A really cute light read
KTszyrko
KTszyrko
8/10 stars
Fun and quirky. Didn’t know weather to laugh or cry!

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