num_pages: 360
description: The bestselling author of A Girl Named Zippy offers a smart first novel that tells the story of a difficult courtship and the bittersweet wrestlings with grief and faith that surround it.
language: English
title: The Solace of Leaving Early
titlecomplete: The Solace of Leaving Early
genres: Adult, Novels, Literature, Literary Fiction, Religion, Book Club, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 3311
places: Indiana
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Isis