This well-received debut novel has been SIGNED by Joe Meno on the title page. In "Tender As Hellfire", Joe Meno limns a near-fantastical world of trailer park floozies, broken down '76 Impalas, lost glass eyes, and the daily experience of two boys trying to make sense of their random, sharp lives. Kirkus Reviews called it "Extremely vivid...Any number of novels have been written about unhappy childhoods and bizarre families, but this one surpasses many."