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'Jack & Mollie (& Her) is an exuberant and original verse novel about two very likeable dogs and their unlikely owner (Her). Albiston's poem captures the unique voices of the family pets, Jack and Mollie, and offer a gloriously oblique portrait of domestic life, as the dogs' adventures map those of the family with whom they live.
'Albiston's brilliant abilities with form enable her to craft a poetic narrative that is at once heart-warming, vibrantly playful and layered with deeper significance as the protagonist battles with Boss Dog, her own depression. The dogs' observant commentary on her life give the book its pulse, their adventures its muscle.' (Publication summary)
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A novel in verse form.
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Dedication:
For
the girl
&
the boy
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Epigraph: Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you? –Alexander Pope
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Louis de Bernieres and Other Authors Find True Love with a Dog
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 2 September 2016; -
The Four-Legged Cure for Your Woes
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3-4 September 2016; (p. 20)
— Review of Blue Dog 2016 single work novel ; Jack & Mollie (& Her) 2016 single work novel -
Pooches
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 381 2016; (p. 50)
— Review of Jack & Mollie (& Her) 2016 single work novel
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Pooches
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 381 2016; (p. 50)
— Review of Jack & Mollie (& Her) 2016 single work novel -
The Four-Legged Cure for Your Woes
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3-4 September 2016; (p. 20)
— Review of Blue Dog 2016 single work novel ; Jack & Mollie (& Her) 2016 single work novel -
Louis de Bernieres and Other Authors Find True Love with a Dog
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 2 September 2016;
Last amended 21 Apr 2016 10:37:11
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