Blue Dog

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<p><b>'The kind of book that changes readers for the better'<i>Guardian</i></b></p><p>When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together.</p><p>In this charming prequel to the much-loved<i>Red Dog</i>, Louis de Bernières tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts.</p>

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Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of<i>Captain Corellis Mandolin</i>, which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are<i>The Dust That Falls From Dreams</i>,<i>Birds Without Wings</i>and<i>A Partisans Daughter</i>, a collection of stories,<i>Notwithstanding,</i>and two collections of poetry,<i>Imagining Alexandria</i>and<i>Of Love and Desire.</i>He wrote<i>Red Dog</i>in 2001 and was inspired by the upcoming film about his canine hero to write this prequel.

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