The Dog I Loved: A Novel

✍ Scribed by Susan Wilson

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 202 KB
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York, New York
• ISBN: 1466890479

✦ Synopsis

**New York Times bestselling author Susan Wilson is back another signature heartwarming novel—one that begs the question: Can a dog lead the way to finding one's humanity? ** After spending years in prison for a crime she didn’t intend to commit, Rose Collins is suddenly free. Someone who knows about the good work she has done—training therapy dogs while serving time—has arranged for her early release. This mysterious benefactor has even set her up with a job in the coastal Massachusetts community of Gloucester, on the edge of Dogtown, a place of legend and, for the first time since Rosie's whole world came crashing down, hope. There she works to rebuild her life with the help of Shadow, a stray dog who appears one rainy night and refuses to leave Rose’s side. Meghan Custer is a wheelchair-bound war veteran who used to be hopeless, too. Living at home with her devoted but stifling parents felt a lot like being in prison, in fact. But ever since she was matched with a service dog named Shark, who was trained in a puppy-to-prisoner rehabilitation program, Meghan has a brand new outlook. Finally, she can live on her own. Go to work. And maybe, with Shark by her side, even find love again. Two strong women on a journey toward independence whose paths collide in extraordinary ways. Two dogs who somehow manage to save them both. A tale of survival and a testament to the human spirit, The Dog I Loved is an emotional and inspiring novel that no reader will soon forget. **

Review

Praise for *The Dog I Loved:“With a deft hand and keen eye,* Susan Wilson brilliantly illuminates the emotional power of dogsto lighten our hearts and transform our lives.” ―Nick Trout,New York Times bestselling author of The Wonder of Lost Causes **"Broken souls are made whole in this beautiful story about the power of connecting.Susan Wilson does a gorgeous job of inhabiting her characters - both human and canine - in a book that captivates on every page.The Dog I Loved is tender, warm, insightful, and ultimately, very human."―Ellen Meister, author of The Other Life " The Dog I Loved is gorgeous and wrenching,psychologically astute and compassionate. I have always wanted to know what dogs think, and now I do. Susan Wilson gets into the hearts and minds of her complicated, brilliantly drawn characters, both human and canine. She has always been a writer of tremendous heart and insight; this is her best book yet."―Luann Rice, bestselling author of The Secret Language of Sisters
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Praise for _A Man of His Own:__ "Touching and heartfelt." ― _Modern Dog magazine “A War Horse for dog lovers.” ― Booklist **“A Nicholas Sparks–ian romantic drama , with an 'everyone loves a dog' twist.” – Kirkus

About the Author

SUSAN WILSON is the author of many novels, including the bestselling One Good Dog and The Dog Who Danced. She lives on Martha's Vineyard.

✦ Subjects

Human-animal relationships -- Fiction