Happy Publication Day to A LOVING, FAITHFUL ANIMAL

The debut novel NYLON called “gorgeously written.”

From the very first sentence, A Loving, Faithful Animal grips you and refuses to let go. It’s the story of an Australian family and the reverberations of one member’s traumatic experience in the Vietnam War; the book shifts perspective between sisters, mother, father, and uncle, crystallizing their lives in one place. Rowe places this family under a magnifying glass that expands their story emotionally, powerfully.

Stephanie Danler wrote that it left her “aching and inspired,” and I felt the same. I found myself pausing to reread passage after passage, intoxicated by the gorgeous writing, and unprepared for the experience to end. The book is officially on sale now, and it’s been named to so many “best of” lists—by Entertainment Weekly, Nylon, Refinery 29, and more—that there’s no need to need to take my word for it.

Josephine Rowe is the winner of Australia’s Elizabeth Jolley Prize, and has also been long-listed for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award; if you can believe it, A Loving, Faithful Animal is her debut novel. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of it. The book is available now online and at your favorite indie bookstore.

Josephine may be in your neighborhood soon! Join her at one of several events celebrating A Loving, Faithful Animal: