I have been listening to Emily Deans podcast Walking the Dog for some time, so I was aware of some bits about family and upbringing, and I was excited to hear about this memoir and rushed to reserve it old school style, from the local library . I enjoyed the stories which are mainly centered around her growing up with eccentric parents, her older sister Rachel and a slightly potty sounding grandmother. Emily and her sister always wanted a dog but never had one, and had a fascination with dog families, those ones you see on adverts all happy and smiling and sitting down for dinner together each night.
I won't give away the last part of the book, the title describes what happens to her and I did enjoy that she finds happiness with her dog Raymond, and listening to her podcasts and reading her writing I can see how much joy he has brought back into her life. She is funny and smart and I enjoyed her humor about death and grief. 5/5
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As long as the dog doesn't die until after a long and happy life...
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