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Gripping, completely compelling . . . a sublime talent - Donal Ryan Captures what it is like to be young in Dublin with grace, subtlety and sympathy - Colm Tóibín Catherine and James are as close as two friends could ever be. Witty, talented, and charming,...
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The astonishing, lyrical and ambitious second novel by the winner of the Irish Book of the Year Award.
The astonishing, lyrical and ambitious second novel by the winner of the Irish Book of the Year Award Now part of the Picador Collection
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Gripping, completely compelling . . . a sublime talent - Donal Ryan
Captures what it is like to be young in Dublin with grace, subtlety and sympathy - Colm Tóibín
Catherine and James are as close as two friends could ever be. Witty, talented, and charming, James is unlike anyone Catherine has encountered before, and she finds herself hungry to explore with him all that Dublin in the '90s has to offer - even as James struggles to find his place in it.
But as their connection intensifies, Catherine discovers that there's a fine line between longing and love, friendship and obsession . . .
From the author of the multi-award-winning debut Solace, Tender is a dazzling exploration of the complexities of human relationships, a novel about friendship and youth, about selfhood and sexuality, about the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we are taught to tell.
A superb and sophisticated writer - The Times
Richly nuanced and utterly absorbing - The Guardian
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781035086696
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Belinda McKeon's first novel, Solace, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Sunday Independent Best Newcomer Award and was named Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year in 2011, as well as being shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Her essays and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, the Paris Review, the Guardian and elsewhere. She grew up in rural Ireland and now lives in New York, where she teaches at Rutgers University. Tender is her second novel.
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