This giveaway is closed – winners were announced on September 9. Thank you!
Once again Valerie at Hachette Book Group has provided me with a great giveaway! Readers, you have an opportunity here to win one of five copies of this book. (Thank you Valerie!)
Book Information
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. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.
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How to win…
1. Leave a comment here with the name of your favorite pet (past/present)
2. Tweet or blog about this giveaway on a second comment to earn a second chance to win!
3. Followers of this blog receive an additional chance to win (be sure to let me know)
4. Post a comment on any other non giveaway review or post I have done and receive 2 bonus chances.
***For fun, email me a picture of your pet and a brief little story about him/her. I will feature a pet a day on this post with your name and blog link (if you have one) until the giveaway ends. (If not enough pet pics, the current pic will stay until a new one comes in. 😉
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There you have it 🙂 As much or as little as you wish to do!
Remember US only entrants and no PO box numbers please. Be sure I have a way to connect with you if you are one of the winners. All winners will be emailed and have 72 hours to respond with mailing
info. Giveaway will end on Aug. 31
Have fun!
Thank you Rebecca for sending your picture of Taz!
T A Z !
This is Taz (or Tazmon Dickens). He is currently 4 months old and a long haired Chihuahua. He is full of fun, loves to chase tennis balls and is trained to potty on command, sit,
wait, come, and forgets all of the above when he is “Busy” with
something that has caught his attention. He has brought many smiles and
kisses to my husband and I.
Rebecca
51 thoughts on “The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser – Giveaway!”
Your dogs are adorable … maybe when I have “empty nest” syndrome, I’ll get one of these dogs! And my favorite pet was my childhood dog Greta — she was a fierce protector and a patient dog who always watched out for us kids.
It’s hard to pick between my 2 kitties. Newton, a 2 year old black male who is a total momma’s boy. And Lucy, my sweet little girl, who is sadly no longer with us. She had a hard life before we adopted her, and we only had her for 8 months before she died. She was a dilute calico and was always up for cuddling.
I’m afraid I will sit this one out. Anything to do with dogs tends to get me overly, emotionally involved. I still have dreams of Marley & Me. Though I will say my favorite dog ever was Sandy. She was great.
Well, my favorite pet is our 7 year old Chihuahua named Dottie. She is a wonderful dog, calm, easy going, just wants to sleep in your lap. However, her new little 4 month old brother Taz is just the opposite and is driving her crazy at the moment. !
My favorite pet was Oreo. I got Oreo when I was 7 years old and he lived to be 20 years old. He was a black and white cat and looked like an oreo cookie. We had a lot of fun together.
I have a little shih tzu, she is 10 years old, unfortunately, my angel has a tumor on her heart
and is doing okay, but!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a follower and would love to win this book.
I have a Jack Russell who is my baby!!! She is 8yrs old and is not your ordinary JR. in that she is not hyper at all. She is more like a cat, lounging around, until you say “Toy” or point at her. She does not like to be pointed at….grrrr! She also loves chasing squirrels.
I’d love to be entered to win this book. I just can’t pick my favorite pet… I love them all so much! So here is a shout out to all my pets (past and present) Sam, Sara, and Tess.
I’ve had lots of cats and if I had to pick just one favorite, it would be hard. But I’ve only had one dog, and his name was Max — a beautiful black lab that was abandoned outside the store where I worked. He was about 4 months old. I kept him for around 6 weeks, but he really needed a different kind of owner. I wish I could have kept him, but I did find him a much better home with some very energetic kids!
I’d love to read this book — thanks for the chance to win a copy!
I see Taz is still there. I guess everyone just loves him so much, they don’t want to look at another pet. Of course, I could send you a picture of Dottie or my son’s two pit bulls that sleep on top of each other!!
Hello
I promised to send some pics of my Sasha but she has been really sick.We took her to the vet and initially the vet thought it was an intestinal infection.Then we took her back again because she can’t bark so now it looks like she actually has a throat infection.But to cut a long story short she is better and ate tonight for the first time.I want her to get totally well before we take some pics so bear with me.I am really looking forward to showing her off.AND the vet confirmed finally that Sasha is a husky/staffie mix.
I haven’t had many pets… I had two gold fish once which were very entertaining, Rob Roy and William Wallace… They committed suicide by jumping out of their fish bowl one day while I was at school. It was very sad.
Please accept this as my entry into the above. Thank you!
My favorite pet was the first dog that was all mine. I got her from the Humane Society when I was a freshman in college in 1989. I bought her with my own money. She was so tiny, only 2.5 lbs.. I named her Kayley Rae (long before Kayley was a popular name). She was feisty and totally rotten.
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Your dogs are adorable … maybe when I have “empty nest” syndrome, I’ll get one of these dogs! And my favorite pet was my childhood dog Greta — she was a fierce protector and a patient dog who always watched out for us kids.
Oh yeah – love the dogs… cant picture myself without one.
Duchess, my youngest yorkie, has her own special place in my heart. I could hug her for days.
Adding this to my tweet!
Munchy the 17 year old Norwegian Forest [brown tabby] Cat is my favorite animal! (He’s 84 in human years, going on 88.)
It’s hard to pick between my 2 kitties. Newton, a 2 year old black male who is a total momma’s boy. And Lucy, my sweet little girl, who is sadly no longer with us. She had a hard life before we adopted her, and we only had her for 8 months before she died. She was a dilute calico and was always up for cuddling.
Amanda, I bet her life was good though after you adopted her. 🙂
Very cute pictures! My favorite pet was my dachshund, Friedrich.
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I’m afraid I will sit this one out. Anything to do with dogs tends to get me overly, emotionally involved. I still have dreams of Marley & Me. Though I will say my favorite dog ever was Sandy. She was great.
but please stop by and pick up your award.
http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-be-friends-award.html
I don’t qualify to enter but if I may,I would love to send a pic of my precious Sasha.We are very proud of her and she has quite a history too.
How fun! My favorite pet is my cat, Lucy, named for Lucy in the Narnia books.
Well, my favorite pet is our 7 year old Chihuahua named Dottie. She is a wonderful dog, calm, easy going, just wants to sleep in your lap. However, her new little 4 month old brother Taz is just the opposite and is driving her crazy at the moment. !
I am a follower on google reader.
I tweeted at ccqdesigns.
I posted a comment on my favorite book of the year.
I’m glad to see you got in with Hachette 🙂
My favorite pet is my adorable, sweet, small mix named Bogie. A great companion. Thanks for this lovely giveaway.
My favorite pet was Oreo. I got Oreo when I was 7 years old and he lived to be 20 years old. He was a black and white cat and looked like an oreo cookie. We had a lot of fun together.
Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks!
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I have a little shih tzu, she is 10 years old, unfortunately, my angel has a tumor on her heart
and is doing okay, but!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a follower and would love to win this book.
Sorry, you will have to delete my comment, I missed the U.S. only comment.
I will more carefully next time.
I have a Jack Russell who is my baby!!! She is 8yrs old and is not your ordinary JR. in that she is not hyper at all. She is more like a cat, lounging around, until you say “Toy” or point at her. She does not like to be pointed at….grrrr! She also loves chasing squirrels.
Her name is Patches and I love her this much.
I follow you
I’d love to be entered to win this book. I just can’t pick my favorite pet… I love them all so much! So here is a shout out to all my pets (past and present) Sam, Sara, and Tess.
I also follow you through google reader.
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I’ve had lots of cats and if I had to pick just one favorite, it would be hard. But I’ve only had one dog, and his name was Max — a beautiful black lab that was abandoned outside the store where I worked. He was about 4 months old. I kept him for around 6 weeks, but he really needed a different kind of owner. I wish I could have kept him, but I did find him a much better home with some very energetic kids!
I’d love to read this book — thanks for the chance to win a copy!
geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com
I’m a Follower!
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I commented on Fairy Hunters, Ink.
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I see Taz is still there. I guess everyone just loves him so much, they don’t want to look at another pet. Of course, I could send you a picture of Dottie or my son’s two pit bulls that sleep on top of each other!!
Hello
I promised to send some pics of my Sasha but she has been really sick.We took her to the vet and initially the vet thought it was an intestinal infection.Then we took her back again because she can’t bark so now it looks like she actually has a throat infection.But to cut a long story short she is better and ate tonight for the first time.I want her to get totally well before we take some pics so bear with me.I am really looking forward to showing her off.AND the vet confirmed finally that Sasha is a husky/staffie mix.
I haven’t had many pets… I had two gold fish once which were very entertaining, Rob Roy and William Wallace… They committed suicide by jumping out of their fish bowl one day while I was at school. It was very sad.
Please accept this as my entry into the above. Thank you!
My favorite pet is our mellow kitty, Taz. He’s a cutie.
I tweeted:
I’m a follower.
My favorite pet was a dog named Sunshine
I follow via Google Reader
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My favorite pet was the first dog that was all mine. I got her from the Humane Society when I was a freshman in college in 1989. I bought her with my own money. She was so tiny, only 2.5 lbs.. I named her Kayley Rae (long before Kayley was a popular name). She was feisty and totally rotten.
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My four legged daughter is Chloe, the 4 1/2 lb. Maltese. I never knew an animal could love someone sooo much! (me:) ) but also the other way around!
PS I also left a facebook message linking this site
My baby, my little hammy. I have a hamster called Little Punk. So cute. Sleeps all the time. But she is just so cute and comforting.
Oh cute!
My favorite pet is my current dog, we adopted him a few years ago and he is the best. He’s always so happy to see me, he really makes me smile.
I love dogs! They really are happy with us even when no one else is…LOL
An adorable, hyper-active mutt named Tommy 😉
Love the description!
Follow you on reader.
My favourite pet was a cat named Mickey. Thanks.