{"product_id":"griefdogg-9781923058705","title":"Griefdogg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anticipated new novel by the Miles Franklin shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Jeffrey Watson-Johnson: hydrologist, husband of Martine, father of Bern, model citizen of Mildura.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut after he inherits a small fortune from an obscure aunt and has a disconcerting encounter with his cousin Pam, Jeffrey decides it’s time to change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe tells Martine he wants to live as if he were the family pet. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSleeping through the day or wandering beside the river, he discovers a new power: he can sense secret grief in others. What to do with this gift? Or with his awareness of the endless streams of water flowing unseen beneath the earth?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Winkler’s first novel \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e became a cult hit. \u003ci\u003eGriefdogg\u003c\/i\u003e is another triumph. Funny, sad, always entrancing, it tells a crazy-sane story about identity, love, family and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781923058705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Text Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Melbourne, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction, living in Melbourne on unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. He is the winner of the Calibre Prize. His novel \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the first self-published novel to make the long- or shortlist. \u003ci\u003eGriefdogg\u003c\/i\u003e is his second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Winkler is hugely talented.’ * Australian *\u003cbr\u003e‘I think it’s spectacular…I’m rationing it page by page because the prose is so incredible.’ * Beejay Silcox, The Bookshelf *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e meets a need I didn't even know I had.’ * Helen Garner on Grimmish *\u003cbr\u003e‘Playful, visceral and elegant. Sat down to read it, lost an afternoon.’ * Robbie Arnott on Grimmish *\u003cbr\u003e‘The strangest book you are likely to read this year.’ * J. M. Coetzee on Grimmish *\u003cbr\u003e‘At once absurd and unsettling, \u003ci\u003eGriefdogg is\u003c\/i\u003e an exploration of modern masculinity, existential despair, self-awareness and guilt, circling persistent questions about freedom and the meaning of a life well lived…consistently thought-provoking.’ * Books+Publishing *\u003cbr\u003e‘The Aussie book to read right now…deeply thoughtful, humane – and human.’ * QANTAS Magazine *","brand":"Michael Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48544248627417,"sku":"9781923058705","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781923058705.jpg?v=1776452031","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/griefdogg-9781923058705","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}