by Ellen Cooney (Author)
New and Noteworthy from"USA Today"A Best New Book of the Week from"People"
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New and Noteworthy from USA Today
A Best New Book of the Week from People
A wise, engaging meditation on dogs, love, and recovery from pain. Come. Sit. Read! Lily King, author of Euphoria
If you ve ever loved a dog, this book is a must-read. Missourian
The Sanctuary is a refuge for strays and rescued dogs. Evie has joined a training program there, though she knows almost nothing about animals. Like the greyhound who won t move, the Rottweiler with attitude problems, or the hound who might be a candidate for search-and-rescue, Evie has a troubled past. But as they all learn, no one should stay prisoner to a life she didn t choose. Heartfelt and hilarious in turn, this is a deeply moving story of the countless ways in which humans and canines help each other find new lives, new selves, and new hope.
This is a miracle of a book . . . Cooney is such a wise genius of a writer, and her sentences keep surprising you, but are never the point in themselves. I read with a kind of mental breathlessness. If Cooney needs someone to convince her to write a sequel, I volunteer. Gail Godwin, author of Publishing, Evensong, Unfinished Desires, and many others
A moving and joyous romp . . . All the dogs are wonderfully, fully drawn characters . . . A brilliantly crafted, uplifting book. The Bark
Ellen Cooney is the author of nine novels, and her stories have appeared in The New Yorker and many literary journals. She has taught writing at MIT, Harvard, and Boston College and now lives in Maine with her dogs Andy, Skip, and Maxine each, in their own way, a rescue.
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Author Biography
ELLEN COONEY is the author of A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies and other novels. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker and many literary journals. She has taught writing at MIT, Harvard, and Boston College, and now lives in Maine with her dogs Andy, Skip, and Maxine -- who are, each in their way, rescues.