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Shaggy Jack

by Barb Bissonette

A boarding house fills with unexpected company

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A boarding house fills with unexpected company

At sixty-three, June Howard is facing money worries and loneliness while her once-busy boarding house grows quiet. Taking in an aging doctor whose memory is failing sets off a chain of arrivals: a runaway teenager, a huge shaggy dog, and others who gradually crowd into June’s home. Their growing, unconventional household gives the story a framework for exploring found family, second chances, and June’s discovery of her sexuality and a fuller sense of self. The book’s humor and generational subject matter sit alongside its focus on connection and the possibility of love later in life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in stories about found family and second chances.
  • Readers drawn to themes of sexuality and self-discovery later in life.
  • Those who enjoy humorous fiction centered on an unconventional household.

Themes

Found familyLoneliness and connectionSexuality and self-discoverySecond chancesLove at any age

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Book overview

 

At sixty-three, June Howard thought she wanted peace and quiet. Life (and love) had other plans...

 

June Howard runs a once-bustling boarding house that's now mostly home to dogs and dust. At sixty-three, she's tired. Tired of money worries, of loneliness, and of pretending she's content with a quiet life. And that's when life decides to get interesting.

 

When the town's aging doctor begins losing his memory, June takes him in. Then a runaway teen appears on her doorstep (with a gigantic, shaggy dog in tow) and insists he's family. June isn't so sure. Then came the boy's teacher, his friends, more dogs, and before long, her house and her heart are far too full for the solitude she thought she wanted.

As this unlikely group of misfits stumbles their way toward connection, June discovers something she never expected: her true self, her true sexuality, and the joy that comes from living and loving without apology. Filled with humour, warmth, and heart, Shaggy Jack is a tender, funny story about found family, second chances, and finding love at any age.

 

It's a coming of age (at any age) story that shows it's never too late to find your people (or yourself).

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