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AlbakiReads Editorial A New York memoir shaped by one challenging rescue dog
A New York memoir shaped by one challenging rescue dog
Set in late-1990s New York City, Rex and the City recounts how Lee and Ed’s impulsive adoption of Wallace, an abused spaniel mix, intensifies the pressures already facing their relationship. Wallace arrives fearful, aggressive, and difficult to train, making decisions about his care another source of conflict in a cramped apartment and uncertain period of life. The memoir connects the practical and emotional demands of living with a troubled shelter dog to a couple’s changing understanding of partnership, responsibility, and the city around them. Love, loss, dysfunctional relationships, and animal rescue frame a narrative in which Wallace’s adjustment and the couple’s relationship develop side by side.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Dog lovers interested in shelter and rescue stories
- Readers of relationship-centered memoirs
- Fans of personal narratives set in New York City
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Animal rescueHuman-animal bondsRelationshipsResponsibilityNew York City life
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Book Overview "Hands-down the best human-with-dog memoir you will ever read!" --THE BARK MAGAZINE In this rich, humorous and insightful memoir, critica...
"Hands-down the best human-with-dog memoir you will ever read!" --THE BARK MAGAZINE In this rich, humorous and insightful memoir, critically-acclaimed author Lee Harrington shares her story of love, loss, dysfunctional relationships, and the shelter dog who put things right. In 1997, New York City hipsters Lee and Ed were at a crossroads. Money was tight, their careers were floundering, their apartment was tiny, and their relationship, frankly, was dysfunctional. Then, on a fateful day in August, they decided on impulse to visit a nearby animal shelter, just to "look at" dogs. In a split-second decision that would change their lives, they brought home Wallace. They quickly realized that this spaniel mix was more than they could handle--he was aggressive, fearful of humans, and seemingly untrainable. Faced with overwhelming new responsibilities, the couple bickered constantly, worried incessantly, and disagreed on nearly every aspect of how to handle the dog. But the one thing they could agree on was that they loved Wallace. And slowly but surely, this love helped transform both the dog and their relationship. And thus, by rescuing an abused spaniel, they ended up rescuing themselves. Funny and heartfelt, this memoir chronicles a couple's changing outlook on their relationship, on their city, and on life through Wallace: a rambunctious, energetic and complicated shelter dog who was transformed by love. And by life in New York City. REX AND THE CITY will resonate with everyone who has ever loved their four-legged friend.A portion of all proceeds will be donated to animal rescue organizations.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 378 | Language: English | Publisher: DIVERSION BOOKS | ISBN: 1626815798
FormatPaperback
Pages378
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1626815798
EAN9781626815797
PublisherDIVERSION BOOKS
Publication Date2014-12-02
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.74 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.0 Inches
Height0.94 Inches
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