De Kretser, Michelle <br/><br/>
The lost dog :  a novel 
/ Michelle De Kretser 
 - Crows Nest, NSW  : Allen & Unvin  , 2007 
 - 343 p.  ; 20 cm 
<br/><br/> Tom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush. Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend. Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive - by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/> Longlisted 2008 Man booker Prize  Winner of the 2008 Christina Stead Prize for fiction  Winner NSW Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781741756067 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Australia----Fiction<br/>India----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Mystery fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC KRE