{"product_id":"good-boy-by-michelle-wright","title":"Good Boy by Michelle Wright","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs4639DCB{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Calibri;} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs6639F7B{11pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Calibri;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs75B323B{11pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'This tender tale of a loyal friendship will pull at your heartstrings.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eThe Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'A truly lovely, quite unexpected book' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eThe Australian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's September 1997 and Cookie, an inmate in a minimum-security prison, is serving the last four months of his sentence when he signs up for a last-chance rehabilitation program for abandoned dogs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's assigned Nigel-whom he renames Good Boy-an anxious soul with a talent for gnawing his way through walls. Cookie has his work cut out preparing him for the upcoming behavioural assessment that will decide his fate: pass, and Good Boy will be up for adoption and the chance of finding a loving home for the first time in his life; fail, and he will be put down. When Cookie realises that Good Boy is almost certain to flunk the test, he must decide how far he'll go in his bid to save him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the friendship between them deepens, Cookie is forced to confront the past that shaped him, revealing truths he would rather have left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003eGood Boy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003emovingly explores the bonds between dogs and their humans, and how hope might move us beyond punishment and towards redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a deeply moving, tender portrayal of the powerful bond between one man and his dog. It's a story that's stayed with me long after the final pages. I loved it.' Mark Brandi, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eWimmera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eEden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003eA beautiful, heartbreaking story of connection, loss and redemption.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eMark Smith, author of Three Boys Gone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'I fell helplessly under the spell of this deeply affecting story and its vivid exploration of the redemptive power of love and hope. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehaunted me for days.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy Treloar, author of Days of Innocence and Wonder\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'Wright compels you gently along the road with Cookie and Good Boy, until you can't turn back or look away. A powerful and deeply empathic tale of love, rupture and reparation.' Myfanwy Jones, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eCool Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a tender, heartfelt story about finding redemption and sacrificing everything for love.' Toni Jordan, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eTenderfoot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeels destined to become an instant Australian classic. ... Wright has managed to gift us a book that is both a thrilling page turner about a man on the run and a profoundly moving tale of resilience, forgiveness and connection ... I can't wait for readers to find and fall in love with this extraordinary novel.' Melanie Cheng, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eThe Burrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'In this deeply moving novel, a broken man finds the strength to protect another broken creature. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003eis a beautifully written paean to the power of trust and redemption.' Paddy O'Reilly, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eOther Houses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'Rendered in plainspoken prose that only heightens its heartbreaking power, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003eGood Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a deeply moving work. Simultaneously a gripping tale of two world-weary outsiders learning to trust each other and a searing critique of how institutions fail those on the margins of society, it will stay with you long after its final page.' Daniel Herborn, ABC Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44101481922648,"sku":"9781761473159","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781761473159_1.jpg?v=1778735889","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/good-boy-by-michelle-wright","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}