The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel

Name: The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel
Rating: 8.11 (804 reviews)
ISBN: 9780593873441

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

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Readers say *The Road to Tender Hearts* offers a masterful, fast-paced blend of complicated family dynamics, quirky kids, love, death, and relationshi...

Larry Burns

Mar 27, 2026

7/10 stars

Rather dark.

AudraMiracle

Jan 22, 2026

10/10 stars

5 star book

boyleschris

Dec 14, 2025

Ron's recommendation.

Rebeccamtaylor

Jun 28, 2026

9/10 stars

Laughed, cried, said “wtf” AT LEAST 20 times (if not more). It was a wild and unexpected ride and I would recommend this book to a friend.

Kristenevans77

Jun 11, 2026

10/10 stars

Wonderful story of the tales we are told and the tales we tell others and the tales we tell ourselves. A story about finding your true love and your way back home.