{"product_id":"0593300696-the_dog_of_the_north_a_novel","title":"The Dog of the North: A Novel","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Book Award-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Veblen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction*One of \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Novels for 2023*\u003cbr\u003e \"Sweet, yet cautionary... The past is a sinkhole, it seems to say. It'll swallow you, if you're not careful, and your Land Cruiser, too.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003cbr\u003e \"The great miracle of McKenzie's writing... is how she manages to transform misery into gentle humor...darkly hilarious.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Penny Rush has problems. Her marriage is over; she's quit her job. Her mother and stepfather went missing in the Australian outback five years ago; her mentally unbalanced father provokes her; her grandmother Dr. Pincer keeps experiments in the refrigerator and something worse in the woodshed. But Penny is a virtuoso at what's possible when all else fails.\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth McKenzie, beloved novelist of California and its idiosyncrasies, follows Penny on her quest for a fresh start. There will be a road trip in the Dog of the North, an old van with gingham curtains, a piñata, and stiff brakes. There will be injury and peril. There will be a dog named Kweecoats and two brothers who may share a toupee. There will be questions: Why is a detective investigating her grandmother, and what is \"the scintillator\"? And can Penny recognize a good thing when it finally comes her way?\u003cbr\u003e This slyly humorous, thoroughly winsome novel finds the purpose in life's curveballs, insisting that even when we are painfully warped by those we love most, we can be brought closer to our truest selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eAbsurdist\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49042509136062,"sku":"0593300696-4","price":14.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71lhwRn1kPL.jpg?v=1789572069","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0593300696-the_dog_of_the_north_a_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}