A wise and moving story about a family navigating grief, hope, and healing through a bond with a new pet rabbit.
How rare, this delicacythis calm, sweet, desolated wisdom.Helen Garner
The Burrow follows members of the Lee family as they navigate grief and hope in their quiet Australian suburb: Jin, an emergency physician and father; Amy, a published author and mother; Lucie, their bookish and introverted ten-year-old; and Pauline, Amys mother whos trying to make amends. Racked with grief for RubyLucies baby sister who died in a shocking accidentthe family adopts a rabbit in the hopes of bringing much-needed cheer to their home. At first, each family member benefits from the distraction of a new and needy creature, but when a violent home invasion breaks their fragile sense of peace, the family is forced to confront the terrible circumstances surrounding Rubys death.
Atmospheric and tautly lyrical, Melanie Chengs slim novel brings together four distinct perspectivesand one wide-eyed rabbitto reveal the enormity of loss, long-buried family secrets, and how to survive in a newfound world after the ultimate tragedy.
Genre: General Fiction
How rare, this delicacythis calm, sweet, desolated wisdom.Helen Garner
The Burrow follows members of the Lee family as they navigate grief and hope in their quiet Australian suburb: Jin, an emergency physician and father; Amy, a published author and mother; Lucie, their bookish and introverted ten-year-old; and Pauline, Amys mother whos trying to make amends. Racked with grief for RubyLucies baby sister who died in a shocking accidentthe family adopts a rabbit in the hopes of bringing much-needed cheer to their home. At first, each family member benefits from the distraction of a new and needy creature, but when a violent home invasion breaks their fragile sense of peace, the family is forced to confront the terrible circumstances surrounding Rubys death.
Atmospheric and tautly lyrical, Melanie Chengs slim novel brings together four distinct perspectivesand one wide-eyed rabbitto reveal the enormity of loss, long-buried family secrets, and how to survive in a newfound world after the ultimate tragedy.
Genre: General Fiction