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Zärtlich: Roman | Belinda McKeon
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Als Catherine und James sich kennenlernen, ist es Seelenverwandtschaft von Anfang an. Beide sind sie aus der irischen Provinz in die aufregende und liberale Stadt Dublin gekommen, Catherine als Studentin der Literaturwissenschaft, James, um Fotograf zu werden, und beide stürzen sich mit derselben Neugier und Leidenschaft ins Leben. Doch während Catherine in ihrer neuen Umgebung aufblüht, ist es für James selbst im vermeintlich offenen Klima der Großstadt unmöglich, zu seiner Homosexualität zu stehen. Sein Geheimnis schweißt die beiden noch enger zusammen, aber dann verliebt sich Catherine in James, auch wenn sie ahnt, dass ihre Liebe aussichtslos. Beide verstricken sich immer haltloser in eine von widersprüchlichen Gefühlen geprägte obsessive Beziehung und steuern sehenden Auges auf eine emotionale Katastrophe zu. Ein kluger, herzzerreißender Roman über die Untiefen im schwer kartographierbaren Gebiet zwischen Freundschaft und Liebe.
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EadieB
Tender: A Novel | Belinda McKeon
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Day 8 - #TenderRomance #SoulSeptember

Tender is a dazzling exploration of human relationships, of the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we are taught to tell. It is the story of first love and lost innocence, of discovery and betrayal. A tense high-wire act with keen psychological insights, this daring novel confirms Belinda McKeon as a major voice in contemporary fiction, joining the ranks of the masterful Edna O'Brien and Anne Enright.

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insanitysandwich
Tender: A Novel | Belinda McKeon
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Struggling a bit with this one. I'm finding the characters hard to related to, and there are bits of late 90s Ireland that don't ring true to the experiences I had, which throws me a bit. I was tempted to abandon it but as I'm over half way through I'll keep going.

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Lauren.Archer
Tender: A Novel | Belinda McKeon
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Ok...this blurb makes me a little nervous. Those books mentioned have never been what I enjoy reading.

Notafraidofwords I bailed on this book (about fifty pages in), but I wished I would have stuck to it. 8y
BookishFeminist Just grabbed this from the library today--that blurb gave me second thoughts too but the book looks good anyway. :) 8y
ej0728 @Notafraidofwords I too bailed because it was just too much. Everything was exaggerated and overwrought. I needed some levity and none was to be found! 8y
Notafraidofwords @ej0728 yeah, I think the reason the author did that was too show how unhealthy they were. 8y
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MollyWetta
Tender: A Novel | Belinda McKeon
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A campus novel with unrequited love. My weekend is booked.

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MyBookStrings
Tender: A Novel | Belinda McKeon
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The cover blurb mentions both Brideshead Revisited and Enduring Love. Now I have high expectations!