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Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried about: A Memoir

by Isabel Klee

A New York memoir shaped by rescue dogs and the search for belonging

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    Instant #1 New York Times bestseller

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A New York memoir shaped by rescue dogs and the search for belonging

Isabel Klee’s memoir brings together two strands of her twenties: building a life in New York City and helping rescue dogs recover and find homes. Simon, a puppy saved from the meat trade, becomes a central companion as Klee navigates friendships, romantic relationships, and difficult choices. Stories of foster dogs and the challenges they face sit alongside the author’s account of pursuing work centered on dogs and building a community around them. The book connects animal rescue with questions of love, belonging, and the shape of an adult life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Memoir readers interested in accounts of early adulthood and relationships
  • Dog lovers, especially those curious about fostering and rescue work
  • Readers interested in New York City settings and community-building

Themes

Animal rescue and rehabilitationLove and belongingFriendship and communityComing of age in one’s twenties

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Book overview

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee--known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue--comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.

A Jersey girl by birth, Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate and moving into a grungy basement apartment in Manhattan. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first post-grad job was becoming an assistant to a dog photographer, and something clicked into place: a career focused on helping dogs was the new dream.
Isabel quickly found a passion for rehabilitating rescue dogs and helping them get adopted. At the same time, she was caught up in a whirlwind of friendships, parties, fickle boyfriends and grand romances, which she recounts in honest, tender, and sometimes devastating chapters about the search for love and belonging.
Isabel's first true love, though, was Simon, a fluffy puppy who'd been saved from the meat trade. As the highs and lows of her twenties hit Isabel in wave after wave, it was Simon who kept her grounded. Together, Isabel and Simon created a community of dog-lovers and a tight-knit group of friends pursuing their dreams.
In this honest and moving memoir, Isabel weaves together the stories of her foster dogs--and the challenges she helped them overcome--with tales of complicated relationships, hard decisions, and great loves in New York City, all leading to a happy ending not only for the rescue pups, but for Isabel herself.

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