Tender: A Novel"A big, all American, Technicolor dreamboat of a book...This is a great novel." STEPHEN KING 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. "From the Paperback edition. |
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