{"product_id":"the-dog-of-the-north-a-novel-hardcover-mckenzie-elizabeth-hardcover","title":"The Dog of the North -- Elizabeth McKenzie, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Book Award-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Veblen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Novels for 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenny 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.32w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593300695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Veblen\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize; a collection, \u003ci\u003eStop That Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for The Story Prize; and the novel \u003ci\u003eMacGregor Tells the World\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, and was recorded for NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth McKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43952481796324,"sku":"9780593300695","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593300695.jpg?v=1719487257","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-dog-of-the-north-a-novel-hardcover-mckenzie-elizabeth-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}