Next up on the giveaway block: The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser...About the book:
Tom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush.
Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend.
Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive--by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.
(Don't mind the cover on this--it's from the hardcover. The giveaway is for the paperback...)
Giveaway!!
Thanks to Hachette, I have up to 5 copies for you.
Rules:
-- Contest is open to US and Canada residents, no PO Boxes please!
-- To enter, comment and share: Have you been to the Australian bush, or would you want to go? I've never been, but one of these days I really should go visit the multitude of cousins I have on that continent... =)
-- Follow for 1 extra entry.
-- Share for 2 extra entries (let me know what & where, please).
-- Every 10 people entered gets another copy thrown into the hat, so tell everyone!
-- Do it all before 6:00pm CST August 24th. Good luck!
