{"product_id":"griefdogg-by-michael-winkler","title":"'Griefdogg' by Michael Winkler","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Winkler’s \u003cem\u003eGriefdogg\u003c\/em\u003e is a bruising Australian novel about sorrow, masculinity and and how to be loyal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts characters move through motels, regional towns and compromised family histories, carrying grief in small ways. A smell that cannot be scrubbed away, an animal instinct, a pressure looking for somewhere to go. It follows the distortions of grief, the shame, violence, obsession, memory and the stubborn need for attachment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinkler writes in clipped, tactile prose, moving between brutality and a dark, uneasy tenderness. The novel circles men who have inherited emotional silence and must improvise ways of living around it, often badly.For readers drawn to contemporary Australian fiction that is formally controlled but morally unruly, and to writers such as Tony Birch, Robbie Arnott or Christos Tsiolkas at their least consoling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eText Publishing, 2026 reprint. Paperback. Very good condition with minimal visible shelf wear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45894685655123,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-01T125807.703.png?v=1785553178","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/griefdogg-by-michael-winkler","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}