THE Veterinary Hospital

The Veterinary Hospital follows Siva Sundaram Pillai, a Tamil Sri Lankan veterinarian who flees civil war and starts over in Melbourne. When he lands a position at a renowned animal hospital, he finds the stability he has long been searching for, building friendships across cultural divides while quietly battling workplace rivalries, shifting loyalties, and the deep ache of belonging nowhere.At the heart of the story are love, ambition, and moral complexity. A gentle thread of the surreal runs through it all: Collingwood, the hospital's beloved resident cat, speaks to Siva alone, offering wry and unexpectedly wise observations on the people around them. Populated with vivid characters from across the world and rooted in a richly drawn Melbourne, this is a novel about what home truly means, and what it costs to find one.