Carrie Tiffany in conversation with Kate Grenville
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A masterful novella about the role of animals in language and life from the award-winning author of Mateship with Birds and Exploded View.
The Lady with the Dog is a deeply moving, poetic novella loosely based on the author's observations of her mother and stepfather in their final months. It centres on a woman living with Alzheimer's, deeply attached to the dog she's recently adopted with her devoted but unwell husband. As the woman's condition worsens, the dog becomes both companion and symbol, anchoring her to the world. The novella transforms real events experienced by Tiffany's parents during Western Australia's extended COVID lockdown into a resonant imaginative narrative of memory, love and loss.
With whimsical drawings from artist Noel McKenna, The Lady with the Dog is a homage to the exquisite sadness of Chekhov's famous short story and offers readers an experience of rare emotional clarity and grace.
