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Blue Dog
Louis de Bernières
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Description for Blue Dog
Paperback. When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
'The kind of book that changes readers for the better' Guardian When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on ... Read more
'The kind of book that changes readers for the better' Guardian When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
119g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784704179
SKU
V9781784704179
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernieres is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter, a collection of stories, Notwithstanding, and two collections of poetry, Imagining Alexandria and Of Love and Desire. He wrote Red Dog ... Read more
Reviews for Blue Dog
The kind of book that changes readers for the better... The love between Mick and Granpa, and the changing landscape they inhabit, are the highlights of this superb story.
Guardian
Wise and heartwarming.
Max Davidson
Mail on Sunday
[Blue Dog] is the heart-warming, funny, coming-of-age story... This is an irresistible, feel-good, ... Read more
Guardian
Wise and heartwarming.
Max Davidson
Mail on Sunday
[Blue Dog] is the heart-warming, funny, coming-of-age story... This is an irresistible, feel-good, ... Read more