Crux by Tallent, Gabriel

Crux

"Tender, immersive, and thrilling." --Gabrielle Zevin "One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship." --Stephen...
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Author: Gabriel Tallent
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Crux by Tallent, Gabriel

Crux

$89.99 $47.37

Crux

$89.99 $47.37
Author: Gabriel Tallent
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
"Tender, immersive, and thrilling." --Gabrielle Zevin

"One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship." --Stephen King

"I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and courageous teenage protagonists of Crux." --Elizabeth Gilbert

"Breathtaking." --Chris Whitaker

In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling.

Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure.

As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give.

With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.

Author: Gabriel Tallent
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 01/20/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.31w x 1.66d
ISBN: 9780593714188


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/20/2025
Booklist 11/01/2025
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2025

About the Author
Gabriel Tallent is the author of My Absolute Darling, which was a New York Times bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book, as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the John Leonard Prize.

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