"It's the heat that makes you crazy. I don't know what it is, but it works that way for man and animal alike. I've seen some peculiar things on a hot day too. I've seen a scorpion sting itself to death. It just keeps drivin' its tail into its body again and again. A little killer killing itself. And
Stray Dog
β Scribed by O'Callaghan, Gareth
- Book ID
- 109879981
- Publisher
- GemmaMedia
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781934848357
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Can a tired marriage be saved by man?s best friend? Jo and John are slowly drifting apart. Their marriage has been stalled for years, but they carry on, pretending to be together. Then the unthinkable happens: John is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Jo is overcome with sadness and regret. There just isn't enough time to rebuild their relationship, to fall in love again. But then a mysterious stray dog enters their lives. The scruffy fellow brings with him the most rare and wonderful gift: a second chance. Part of successful Open Door series, originally designed to help adult literacy in Ireland. Original stories from best-selling authors and important new voices, never published in the States before now.
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