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The Burrow


A Literary Fiction Novel


Subgenres:

  • Family Drama,
  • Grief,
  • Australian Suburbs
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Family dramas where a pet changes everything
  • Stories about grief and healing in suburban Australia
  • Intergenerational tension that disrupts fragile peace
Publisher Description

A wise and moving story about a family navigating grief, hope, and healing through a bond with a new pet rabbit.

Big-hearted and moving, Melanie Cheng's The Burrow brings together a family trying to find their way forward in the wake of a devastating loss. Parents Jin and Amy Lee adopt a rabbit for their daughter Lucie in the hopes of restoring a bit of joy to their home in the Australian suburbs, and at first, each family member benefits from the distraction of a new creature in need of care.

Things are upended when the arrival of Amy's estranged mother breaks their fragile sense of peace, and the family is forced to confront the terrible circumstances surrounding their tragedy and to ask themselves whether opening their hearts to the rabbit will help them to heal, or only invite further sorrow.

With compassion and a keen eye for detail, Cheng tenderly reveals the lives of others—even a small rabbit—in an unforgettable novel about grief, hope, and forgiveness.

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