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A Prayer for Travelers : A Novel by Ruchika Tomar is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Prayer for Travelers : A Novel about?
"Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of novel. The young women at the center of Ruchika Tomar's A Prayer for Travelers - elusive Penny and wounded Cale - are two spirits hitchhiking through geographies of dislocation and desire. The human collisions in Tomar's novel are emotionally seismic, and they leave us haunted and unsettled." —Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master's Son Cale, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage, was abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandfather in a loving, if codependent, household. One pivotal summer, her life is upended by the discovery of a devastating secret that will change her life forever. Set adrift for the first time in her life, Cale starts waitressing at the local diner, where she reconnects with Penélope Reyes, a charismatic former classmate and all-around hustler. Penny exposes Cale to the reality that exists beyond their small town,...
Who reads A Prayer for Travelers : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ruchika Tomar
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780525537014
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Western, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (99 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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