I was waiting in the car with Caitlin yesterday while Rob went into Papa John's to order a pizza. A woman was standing on the deck nearby, talking on the phone loudly enough that I couldn't help overhearing every word. She was telling about dog books she had read recently, Marly and Me, From Baghdad with Love..
I haven't read either one, so I guess I'd better order them now, but it started me thinking about one I read last year, One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Afganistan, by Pen Farthing. It is the true story of a British marine who intervenes when he sees a dog being mistreated, and how the incident starts him on a mission to rescue as many dogs as he can. The story brought both Rob and me to tears. I highly recommend it.
Thank you, unknown lady, for reminding me.
Another great dog book you is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Told from the prospective of a dog named Enzo, it brought both my mother and myself to tears. Highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. Someone else was telling about that book a few days ago, said she started crying and page 6 and couldn't stop the rest of the way through. It sounded almost too sad to read, but I'll check it out.
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