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THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE

Bryn Greenwood

From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Ugly And Wonderful Things, a propulsive new novel about a Kansas woman who discovers redemption - and love - when she joins forces with a surprising champion in her race to save her broken family.
Zee doesn't consider herself anyone's heroine. Almost six-foot with orange hair and a bum hip, most of her waking hours are spent worrying: about never-ending bills, her gullible, beautiful sister, her five-year-old nephew, and her housebound mother.

To Gentry, Zee is the ultimate heroine. They first met two years ago, when the voices Gentry hears called him to be Zee's champion. Though they've barely spoken since, Gentry has kept watch, ready to come to her aid as a modern-day-knight in shining armor.

Then Zee's sister is taken hostage during a violent escape at the prison where she volunteers. To protect her family, Zee turns to the last person she ever imagined - Gentry. With the authorities no closer to finding her sister, she decides to take matters into her own hands and, with Gentry at her side, sets in motion a series of events that will alter their lives, and those of everyone they love, forever.

From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things comes a newly provocative love story between the unlikeliest of people, and a tale of one woman's crooked path to redemption.

Bryn Greenwood is a fourth-generation Kansan, and the daughter of a mostly reformed drug dealer. She earned an MFA from Kansas State University and continues to work in academia as an administrator. Her short fiction has appeared in Chiron Review, Karamu, The Battered Suitcase, and Menda City Review. She's had two novels, Last Will (2012) and Lie Lay Lain (2013), published by Stairway Press.
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Published 2019-08-20 by Putnam's Sons

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Published 2019-08-20 by Putnam's Sons

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Unforgettable... Greenwood depicts an unconventional romance with honesty and tenderness. [This] upside-down contemporary fairy tale captivates with its wonderfully inventive storytelling and its compassionately drawn, flawed characters.

A rough-around-the-edges Kansas woman and a true-to-life knight meet in unexpected circumstances, sparking an unusual story of love and companionship.

An improbable alliance and an unlikely hero will capture your heart...[as] several captivating narratives push and pull at one another, stretching loyalties to the brink of destruction. You won't be able to put down this mesmerizing novel.

The book was included in PopSugar's Best Books of August roundup: "[A] gritty, unorthodox fairy tale about a tough Kansas woman, a surprise abduction, and her knight in shining armor."

This novel is one to reread and treasure. I loved every word.

A truly unforgettable tale that redefines what it means to be heroic. Your inner phoenix will roar!

Lyrical yet gritty... Greenwood is an exquisite storyteller, using multiple narratives to effortlessly bring to life characters that are complex, flawed, generous, and utterly human, and Gentry and Zee's tender, unusual romance is drawn in sweetly delicate strokes. Readers will be enchanted by this compassionate, winning novel.

A love story about two total misfits that will challenge you. Perfect for book clubs.

Bryn Greenwood's quirky, page-turning love story... is mesmerizing from its opening pages to resonant end... The Reckless Oath We Made illuminates a life of struggle in middle America and examines how incarceration, poverty and mental illness affect families for generations. Read more...

A gorgeously-written hypnotic novel... Greenwood is an enormously talented writer, whose stunning prose and uniquely gritty and sympathetic characters completely captivated me.

For an unconventional love story, read: The Reckless Oath We Made!

The inventiveness of the plot is nicely matched by the richness of the characters, as the unlikely duo of Zee and Gentry prepares for the battle of their lives.

Leave it to Bryn Greenwood to find loyalty and love in a world that seems devoid of both... Captivating, complex, and relentless, the story of Zee and Gentry is the reason we read, the chance to take a journey we'd never dare in real life, one that changes our perspective forever.