- New Arrivals
Fiction- Historical FictionCrime & ThrillersMysteryScience-FictionFantasyPoetryRomanceChildren’s BooksYoung Adult
- Biographies & MemoirsHistoryCurrent AffairsTech & ScienceBusinessSelf-DevelopmentTravelThe ArtsFood & WineReligion & SpiritualitySportsHumor
Children’s BooksListsGift CardsWhat To ReadMy ListsGames- About & Help
- About Tertulia
- Membership & Co-Ownership
- Shipping & Delivery
- Orders & Payments
- Contact Support
- Send App Feedback
- Follow us
- Download the app
The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Tender
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.
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Publish Date: Apr 28th, 1998
- Pages: 576
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.99in - 5.10in - 1.44in - 1.57lb
- EAN: 9780345419033
- Categories: • Psychological• Biographical & Autofiction• Small Town & Rural
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.
More books by Mark Childress
What people are saying
Dargan Ware
@ManerWare
2 years
I am an attorney, poet, and novelist living in Birmingham, Alabama with my wife Kristi and her teenage triplets. (He/him, thee/thou, hey you)
@kpruittwow I talk to Mark Childress (Crazy in Alabama, Tender, One Mississippi, etc.) fairly regularly on Facebook. I got lucky and met some of his friends first and wormed my way in lol.
What people are saying
Dargan Ware
@ManerWare
2 years
I am an attorney, poet, and novelist living in Birmingham, Alabama with my wife Kristi and her teenage triplets. (He/him, thee/thou, hey you)
@kpruittwow I talk to Mark Childress (Crazy in Alabama, Tender, One Mississippi, etc.) fairly regularly on Facebook. I got lucky and met some of his friends first and wormed my way in lol.