Tenderfoot
Will be published approx. on 29. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7336-5492-3 (ISBN)
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABA ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Tenderfoot is magnificent. Deeply moving. Beautiful. Powerful' TRENT DALTON
'This is a writer at the top of her game, telling a story that only she can tell' ABC ONLINE, BEST BOOKS OF 2025
'Extraordinary . . . the makings of an Australian classic' THE GUARDIAN
Luminous, aching, exhilarating - a coming-of-age novel like no other, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Addition.
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 big plans: finish school with her friends, then apprentice to her father so 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. But she'll need all her wits to survive this new reality of secrets, half-truths and addiction.
'Magnificent . . . One of my favourite books of the year' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'Incredible . . . It kept me up all night' THE AGE
'Tenderfoot is a breath of fresh air in Australian literature, for its compassion, its wisdom and its humour' EMILY BITTO
'The book is gently gripping. It's hard to put down' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Compelling and heartwarming with a cast of unforgettable characters' INGA SIMPSON
'A feat of delicate foreshadowing and reflection. Tenderfoot is about the clarity of hindsight, the necessity of forgiveness' THE CONVERSATION
'A total triumph' CAROLINE OVERINGTON
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABA ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Tenderfoot is magnificent. Deeply moving. Beautiful. Powerful' TRENT DALTON
'This is a writer at the top of her game, telling a story that only she can tell' ABC ONLINE, BEST BOOKS OF 2025
'Extraordinary . . . the makings of an Australian classic' THE GUARDIAN
Luminous, aching, exhilarating - a coming-of-age novel like no other, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Addition.
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 big plans: finish school with her friends, then apprentice to her father so 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. But she'll need all her wits to survive this new reality of secrets, half-truths and addiction.
'Magnificent . . . One of my favourite books of the year' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
'Incredible . . . It kept me up all night' THE AGE
'Tenderfoot is a breath of fresh air in Australian literature, for its compassion, its wisdom and its humour' EMILY BITTO
'The book is gently gripping. It's hard to put down' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
'Compelling and heartwarming with a cast of unforgettable characters' INGA SIMPSON
'A feat of delicate foreshadowing and reflection. Tenderfoot is about the clarity of hindsight, the necessity of forgiveness' THE CONVERSATION
'A total triumph' CAROLINE OVERINGTON
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7336-5492-3 (9780733654923)
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Person
Toni Jordan has worked as a molecular biologist, quality control chemist, TAB operator and door-to-door aluminium siding salesperson. She is the author of the international bestseller Addition, which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and has been adapted into a feature film which premiered in cinemas in 2026. Her novel Nine Days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards and was named in Kirkus Reviews' top 10 Historical Novels of 2013; Our Tiny, Useless Hearts, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award; and her two Schnabel family novels, Dinner with the Schnabels and Prettier if She Smiled More, were critically acclaimed. Tenderfoot, her eighth novel, has been longlisted for the 2026 Miles Franklin Award, and shortlisted for the 2026 Indie Book Award for Fiction, the 2026 ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the 2026 ABA Adult Fiction Book of the Year. Toni has been published widely in newspapers and magazines. She holds a Bachelor of Science in physiology and a PhD in Creative Arts and lives in Melbourne.