{"product_id":"9781923058705","title":"Griefdogg","description":"Author: Winkler, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923058705\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe anticipated new novel by the Miles Franklin shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I think it's spectacular...I'm rationing it page by page because the prose is so incredible.' Beejay Silcox, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Winkler is hugely talented.' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Jeffrey Watson-Johnson- hydrologist, husband of Martine, father of Bern, model citizen of Mildura.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe tells Martine he wants to live as if he were the family pet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Winkler's first novel Grimmish became a cult hit. Griefdogg is another triumph. Funny, sad, always entrancing, it tells a crazy-sane story about identity, love, family and forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e'The male \u003ci\u003eAll Fours\u003c\/i\u003e... wild and weird and also tackles big things about identity and forgiveness.'\u003cb\u003e Ramona Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eGriefdogg \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderfully eccentric novel.' \u003cb\u003eJason Steger, \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eGriefdogg\u003c\/i\u003e is both vigorously subversive and courageously daggy, offering a tale for the end of times that asks a question as old as time- ultimately, what matters?'\u003cb\u003e Declan Fry,\u003ci\u003e Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'I thought it was absolutely wonderful... a very very fine book.'\u003cb\u003e Shannon Burn, ABC Radio National, The Bookshelf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'At once absurd and unsettling, \u003ci\u003eGriefdogg\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'The Aussie book to read right now...deeply thoughtful, humane - and human.'  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQANTAS Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e meets a need I didn't even know I had.'\u003cb\u003e Helen Garner on \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Playful, visceral and elegant. Sat down to read it, lost an afternoon.' \u003cb\u003eRobbie Arnott on \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'The strangest book you are likely to read this year.'\u003cb\u003e J. M. Coetzee on \u003ci\u003eGrimmish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886552567966,"sku":"UBD-9781923058705","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923058705.jpg?v=1779948169","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923058705","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}