Meet Jeffrey Watson-Johnson: hydrologist, husband of Martine, father of Bern, model citizen of Mildura. But after he inherits a small fortune from an obscure aunt and has a disconcerting encounter with his cousin Pam, Jeffrey decides it�s time to change everything. He tells Martine he wants to live as if he were the family pet. Sleeping through the day or wandering beside the river, he discovers a new power: he can sense secret grief in others. What to do with this gift? Or with his awareness of the endless streams of water flowing unseen beneath the earth? Michael Winkler�s first novel Grimmish became a cult hit. Griefdogg is another triumph. Funny, sad, always entrancing, it tells a crazy-sane story about identity, love, family and forgiveness. PRAISE: �Grimmish meets a need I didn't even know I had.� Helen Garner on Grimmish �Playful, visceral and elegant. Sat down to read it, lost an afternoon.� Robbie Arnott on Grimmish �The strangest book you are likely to read this year.� J. M. Coetzee on Grimmish