“A riveting exploration of idolatry—its alluring gifts and ultimate perils.” – Melissa Febos, bestselling author of The Dry Season and Girlhood

“Tough Love is a page-turner animated by the electricity of insight . . . [It] renewed my faith in personal writing as a place of abundance, humility, and rigor.” – Leslie Jamison, bestselling author of Splinters and The Empathy Exams

“Tough Love is truly a rare achievement: as propulsive as it is profound. Isen is a writer of extraordinary talent.” – Chloé Cooper Jones, author of Easy Beauty