{"product_id":"between-a-wolf-and-a-dog-2","title":"Between a Wolf and a Dog","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place largely over one rainy day in Sydney, and rendered with the evocative and powerful prose Blain is known for, Between a Wolf and a Dog 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\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 QUEENSLAND PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 STELLA PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgia Blain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45616712843433,"sku":"9781761380778","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781761380778.jpg?v=1743905553","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/between-a-wolf-and-a-dog-2","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}