Kay C. (KaysCMAlbums) reviewed on 12/10/2008 + 97 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

If you are an animal lover, youll enjoy this one. But even if you arent, the story will grip your heart. It takes a while to get through the introduction approximately 120 pages. But stick with it. The story takes on an urgent quality and the change in tone is dramatic, almost uncanny. This is a profound literary experience, even the brief but almost overwhelming glimpses of loss felt by Almondine, Edgars dog, as the story begins to unfold and again near the end. Once the author begins to unravel the tale, you wont put the book down. A touching novel of love and devotion, honor and justice (or injustice as the case may be); it is extremely well written with a warm and tender underlying storyline. A good read for a cold winter night in front of the fireplace. Without giving too much away, however, I would have preferred a much different ending. But dont read the ending or it will definitely spoil the story, and you dont want to miss that. An incredible depiction of the bonds that tie these Sawtelle dogs to their human companions.

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