'How rare, this delicacy-this calm, sweet, desolated wisdom.' Helen Garner 'Stupendously good' Christos Tsiolkas Amy, Jin and Lucie are leading isolated lives in their partially renovated, inner city home. They are not happy, but they are also terrified of change. When they buy a pet rabbit for Lucie, and then Amy's mother, Pauline, comes to stay, the family is forced to confront long-buried secrets. Will opening their hearts to the rabbit help them to heal or only invite further tragedy? The Burrow tells an unforgettable story about grief and hope. With her characteristic compassion and eye for detail, Melanie Cheng reveals the lives of others-even of a small rabbit. MORE PRAISE FOR THE BURROW: 'An exquisite portrait of grief and the small things that save us. I was mesmerised.' Shankari Chandran 'Such a fan of Melanie Cheng's work. Quiet writing with such fierce emotion. This one's another gift of a novel.' Benjamin Law 'Gulped it. I've been a Melanie Cheng fan since our first books came out. But this one is next level-it conveys so much human experience so sparingly that it seems to defy the laws of gravity. Stunning.' Sarah Krasnostein 'This beautifully contained and elegant novel resulted in me gasping for air�A gift.' Chris Gordon, Readings 'The Burrow�skilfully brings coherence to its explorations of compassion, commitment, and suffering.' Booklist '[There's] an incredible humanity in being a doctor, an incredible ability to read people�[The Burrow is] very moving, very beautifully done�Really admire this one.' Claire Nichols, ABC RN Breakfast 'On the surface, [The Burrow] is a very quiet, understated book; but of course there is a lot going on beneath that surface, down in the burrow�Definitely recommended.' Through the Biblioscope 'A triumph of restrained and tender storytelling�A nuanced study of one family's grief, but it's also a magnificent portrait of modern loneliness.' Books+Publishing An absolutely beautiful book�It might be my novel of the year.' Michael Williams, ABC RN The Bookshelf 'Gathers a delicate balance of modernity and the past...A quiet novel with moments that feel like they could explode�Reminds us how quickly life can change in an instant, whether you are a human or a rabbit.' Book Muse