Tenderness: From the lauded author of The Divorcees, a story of love, liars and secrets, set on an island over a wedding weekend

by Rowan Beaird

351 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 21, 2026

About the author

Rowan Beaird's first novel, The Divorcées, was named a best book by Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, People, The Independent, and the Chicago Review of Books. Her second novel, Tenderness, will be published in July 2026. She is the recipient of the Ploughshares Emerging Writer Award, and her short fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart.