{"product_id":"between-a-wolf-and-a-dog","title":"Georgina Blain: Between a Wolf and a Dog [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e WINNER OF THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 STELLA PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside, 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. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEster 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking place largely over one rainy day in Sydney, and rendered with the evocative and powerful prose Blain is known for, \u003ci\u003eBetween a Wolf and a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR GEORGIA BLAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[An] elegant, intelligent and affecting novel from a writer at the height of her powers.' \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Like all her novels, \u003ci\u003eBetween a Wolf and a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e explores the often unarticulated complexities of the intersection of the personal and the political with exquisite grace and intelligence.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blain, Georgina","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46559324963155,"sku":"9781925228540","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/blain-georgina-georgina-blain-between-a-wolf-and-a-dog-2016-paperback-9781925228540-57667842638163.jpg?v=1727886190","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/between-a-wolf-and-a-dog","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}