Tender: A Novel
East Tupelo was a sprinkling of poor houses at the scratched-out back edge of Mississippi—and the birthplace of a boy who would become the greatest rock legend of his time.

In Tender, novelist Mark Childress has redefined the American epic. He takes us on a wild ride through the last three decades as his fictional hero, Leroy Kirby, makes his meteoric rise to stardom, from the poverty-stricken child of an overprotective mother and absent father, to an icon who stands for everything American—a role that will ultimately consume him. After reading Tender, you will never think about the South, fame, or rock-and-roll the same way again.
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Tender: A Novel
East Tupelo was a sprinkling of poor houses at the scratched-out back edge of Mississippi—and the birthplace of a boy who would become the greatest rock legend of his time.

In Tender, novelist Mark Childress has redefined the American epic. He takes us on a wild ride through the last three decades as his fictional hero, Leroy Kirby, makes his meteoric rise to stardom, from the poverty-stricken child of an overprotective mother and absent father, to an icon who stands for everything American—a role that will ultimately consume him. After reading Tender, you will never think about the South, fame, or rock-and-roll the same way again.
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Tender: A Novel

Tender: A Novel

by Mark Childress
Tender: A Novel

Tender: A Novel

by Mark Childress

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Overview

East Tupelo was a sprinkling of poor houses at the scratched-out back edge of Mississippi—and the birthplace of a boy who would become the greatest rock legend of his time.

In Tender, novelist Mark Childress has redefined the American epic. He takes us on a wild ride through the last three decades as his fictional hero, Leroy Kirby, makes his meteoric rise to stardom, from the poverty-stricken child of an overprotective mother and absent father, to an icon who stands for everything American—a role that will ultimately consume him. After reading Tender, you will never think about the South, fame, or rock-and-roll the same way again.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780345419033
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/28/1998
Pages: 576
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.19(d)

About the Author

Mark Childress was born in Alabama, grew up in the Midwest and the South, and was graduated from the University of Alabama. His articles and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Times Literary Supplement, Southern Living, and the Birmingham News, among other publications. He is the author of three children's books and four novels: A World Made of Fire, V for Victor, Tender, and Crazy in Alabama. He lives in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

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Stephen King

A big, all—American, Technicolor dreamboat of a book…This is a great novel.

Pat Conroy

Takes myth, dream, and music and turns them into something miraculous, dazzling.
—(Pat Conroy

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