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A Loving, Faithful Animal
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Your father. His head is a ghost trap. It's all he can do to open his mouth without letting them all howl out. Even so, you can still see them, sliding around the dark behind his eyes.
It is New Year's Eve, 1990, and Ru's father, Jack, has disappeared in the wake of a savage incident. A Vietnam War veteran, he has long been an erratic presence at home, where Ru's allegiances are divided amongst those she loves.
Her sister, Lani, seeks to escape the claustrophobia of small-town life, while their mother, Evelyn, takes refuge in a more vibrant past. And then there's Les, Jack's inscrutable brother, whose loyalties are also torn.
A Loving, Faithful Animal is an incandescent portrait of one family searching for what may yet be redeemable from the ruins of war. Tender, brutal, and heart-stopping in its beauty, this is a hypnotic novel by one of Australia's brightest talents.
'A remarkable work of fiction. Deft, lyrical and deeply moving.' - Wayne Macauley
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A Loving, Faithful Animal has been praised as a remarkable piece of fiction, noted for its deft storytelling, lyrical prose, and emotional depth.
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ISBN: 9780702253966
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 February 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 212g
Pages: 204
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