Tender Is the Night

Tender is the Night is F. Scott Fitzgerald's sweeping portrait of glamour, fragility, and emotional unraveling among the wealthy expatriates of the French Riviera. At its center are Dick and Nicole Diver, a dazzling couple whose charm masks deep psychological wounds and a marriage slowly coming undone. Through shifting perspectives and lyrical prose, Fitzgerald explores themes of desire, mental illness, ambition, and the corrosive effects of privilege. First published in 1934, the novel stands as one of his most mature and haunting works-an intimate study of love strained by secrets and the passage of time.