Et cetera : What We're Reading: The Road to Tender Hearts

I love a dark comedy that makes me laugh hysterically in the wee hours of the morning and 'The Road to Tender Hearts' by Annie Hartnett absolutely delivered! PJ Halliday, a 60-something former lottery winner, has spent over a decade drinking away his life at the local bar where everyone adores him—until he finds himself divorced and estranged from his youngest daughter.

Add in a weirdly co-dependent relationship with his ex-wife, and when she suddenly leaves the country, PJ decides to:

• Quit drinking
• Road trip to find his long-lost high school sweetheart
• Adopt his estranged brother’s grandchildren after a shocking murder-suicide
• Bring along a death-predicting rescue cat
• Yes, all of that. And somehow it works.

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  This book is a wild ride—not unlike life—and I won’t be surprised if it’s optioned for film soon. With a 4.41 rating on Goodreads, you really can’t go wrong.

  Happy reading, friends!

  ~Heather