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Between a Wolf and a Dog
Between a Wolf and a Dog
paperback
Published:
28 March, 2016
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Description
WINNER OF THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 STELLA PRIZE
A stunning, award-winning novel about the complexities of family relationships, and ultimately, what it means to be alive.
Outside, the rain continues unceasing; silver sheets sluicing down, the trees and shrubs soaking and bedraggled, the earth sodden, puddles overflowing, torrents coursing onwards, as the darkness slowly softens with the dawn.
Ester is a family therapist with an appointment book that catalogues the anxieties of the middle class: loneliness, relationships, death. She spends her days helping others find happiness, but her own family relationships are tense and frayed. Estranged from both her sister, April, and her ex-husband, Lawrence, Ester wants to fall in love again. Meanwhile, April is struggling through her own directionless life; Lawrence's reckless past decisions are catching up with him; and Ester and April's mother, Hilary, is about to make a choice that will profoundly affect them all.
Taking place largely over one rainy day in Sydney, and rendered with the evocative and powerful prose Blain is known for, Between a Wolf and a Dog is a celebration of the best in all of us--our capacity to live in the face of ordinary sorrows, and to draw strength from the transformative power of art. Ultimately, it is a joyous tribute to the beauty of being alive.
PRAISE FOR GEORGIA BLAIN
"[An] elegant, intelligent and affecting novel from a writer at the height of her powers."
--The Saturday Paper
"Like all her novels, Between a Wolf and a Dog explores the often unarticulated complexities of the intersection of the personal and the political with exquisite grace and intelligence."
--Australian Book Review
Prizes
Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction 2017,Winner of Queensland Literary Awards: University of Queensland Fiction Book Award 2016
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781925321111 |
| ISBN10 | 1925321118 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 364 g |
| Product Dimensions | 155 x 234 x 24 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Scribe Publications |
| Format | paperback |