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The dog of the north / Elizabeth McKenzie.
"From the National Book Award longlisted author of The Portable Veblen, a great journey in a borrowed van that's long on joy in a dark, dark world"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593300695 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 319 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2023.
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| Subject: | Automobile travel > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Van life > Fiction. Women > Family relationships > Fiction. California > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Road novels. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC McKen | 31681010314599 | FICTION | Checked out | 06/17/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Follows recently divorced Penny Rush on her quest for a new life. - Baker & Taylor
"From the National Book Award longlisted author of The Portable Veblen, a great journey in a borrowed van that's long on joy in a dark, dark world"-- - Penguin Putnam
* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for the Womenâs Prize for Fiction *
âIâm in love with a grieving misfit driving around with a donkey-shaped piñata in an old van held together by duct tape…the great miracle of McKenzieâs writing… is how she manages to transform misery into gentle humor…darkly hilarious.â âThe Washington Post
âAn addictive read with an ultimately hopeful core that recalls Haruki Murakami, Sayaka Murata, Richard Brautigan, and Miranda Julyâ â Sanjena Sathian, author of Gold Diggers
Penny Rush has problems. Her marriage is over; sheâs 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 whatâs possible when all else fails.
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Elizabeth McKenzie, the National Book Awardânominated author of The Portable Veblen, 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. What is âthe Scintillatorâ? And can Penny recognize a good thing when it finally comes her way?
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This slyly humorous, thoroughly winsome novel finds the purpose in lifeâs curveballs, insisting that even when we are painfully warped by those we love most, we can be brought closer to our truest selves.
