Tenderfoot
by Toni Jordan
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Pub Date Aug 26 2025 | Archive Date Aug 19 2025
Hachette Australia & New Zealand | Hachette Australia
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Description
By the bestselling, award-winning author of Addition, an exhilarating novel about coming of age in 1970s Australia
Wait for the boxes to open, wait for the race to begin. Wait, and your greyhound will cease to be the dog you know and become an entirely different kind of animal.
Brisbane, 1975: Andie Tanner's world is small but whole. Her mum is complicated, but she adores her dad and the kennel of racing greyhounds that live under their house. Andie is a serious girl with plans: finish school with her friends, then apprentice to her father until she can become a greyhound trainer, with dogs of her very own.
But real life rarely goes to plan, and the world is bigger and more complicated than Andie could imagine. When she loses everything she cares about - her family, her friends, the dogs - it's up to Andie to reclaim her future. She will need all her wits to survive this new reality of secrets and half-truths, addictions and crime.
With luminous, aching prose, Tenderfoot will move you like no other story this year.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Mass Market Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780733651823 |
| PRICE | A$32.99 (AUD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
Shae R, Reviewer
I absolutely loved this book. Set in 1970s Brisbane, it beautifully captures the innocence and intensity of growing up, with a unique and heartfelt focus on greyhound racing. The writing is vivid and nostalgic, transporting you straight into the sun-soaked suburbs and under-the-house kennels where Andie Tanner's world revolves around her beloved dogs and her dreams of becoming a trainer.
As Andie’s life begins to unravel, the story takes a gripping turn, blending coming-of-age themes with deeper issues of family, loss, and resilience. I was completely absorbed—from the thrill of race night to the quiet heartbreak of Andie's shifting world.
A moving and unforgettable read.
