2 ▁Mont re uil ▁Book ▁Festival ▁Prize ▁for ▁European ▁Young ▁Ad ult ▁F iction . ▁ ▁Development ▁and ▁publication ▁ ▁Con ception ▁ ▁Wil lock s ▁says ▁that ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁nov els , ▁he ▁finds ▁his ▁insp iration ▁in ▁the ▁" art ▁that ▁has ▁the ▁greatest ▁effect " ▁on ▁him . ▁Wil lock s ▁also ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁Dog lands ▁in ▁forty - two ▁days , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" comple t ely ▁dev oured ..." ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁" not ▁followed ▁the ▁plan , ▁but ▁his ▁instinct ". ▁Wil lock s ▁also ▁promises ▁that ▁F urg ul ▁will ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Dog lines . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁hard cover , ▁library ▁binding ▁and ▁e book ▁ed itions ▁were ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁Random ▁House ▁Children ' s ▁Books . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁paper back ▁edition ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁published ▁by ▁Anders en ▁Press , ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁edition ▁published ▁by ▁Sy ros ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁A ▁Random ▁House ▁paper back ▁edition ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁Part ▁One : ▁Bra ved og ▁ ▁K ee va , ▁a ▁blue ▁grey h ound , ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁four ▁pu ps . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁girls ▁and ▁one ▁boy ; ▁she ▁names ▁the ▁girls ▁E ena , ▁N essa ,