The Lost Dog
The Lost Dog is a 2007 novel by Australian writer Michelle de Kretser. Plot. Tom Loxley is holed up in a remote bush shack trying to finish his book on Henry James when his beloved dog goes missing. What follows is a triumph of storytelling, as The Lost Dog loops back and forth in time to take the reader on a spellbinding journey into worlds far removed from the present tragedy. Reviews. Reviewing the novel for "The New Statesman", Jane Shilling noted: "Reading "The Lost Dog", one is torn between contradictory urges - to race ahead, in order  to find out what happens, and to linger in admiration of de Kretser's ravishing style." In "The Guardian", Carmen Callil stated her opinion upfront: "This is my favourite kind of novel. It is full of incident and character, tells a gripping story, has many touches of brilliance and can make you laugh and wonder. But it is also mightily flawed...These lapses aside, the language is full of light, colour and precise observation and, better still, the author can handle ethical and political concerns with a light touch."