Jane’s husband just died, and she lost her
precious dog shortly thereafter, but she is keeping something secret from those
nearest to her – she’s more broken up about the pooch!
Maybe she would have told her closest
friends but she’s not living in her hometown of San Diego. Instead she’s still in Philadelphia where she
lived with her husband but never really settled. Even though everyone says one
shouldn’t make any sudden changes when recently widowed, Jane feels this is
exactly the right time for her to make the move home.
But life has other plans for her. Her aunt and uncle need her.
The thought of helping to look after a B
& B, and its customers, makes Jane shudder (she’s really not a people
person!). However it will help fill in
the time while she looks for a new job and being there for family is important
to her. So she heads off to Prescott,
Arizona, meeting a stray dog in a rest stop on the way. She can’t leave her there all alone but can’t
bear to let another dog get into her heart so takes her to a nearby rescue. What will become of the beautiful pup?
This is Jane’s story: a time of changes,
self-analysis and new adventures while dealing with a huge range of mixed
emotions at her recent losses. It’s a
story about the past, the present and the future and all the planned, and
unplanned, things that happen along the way.
As the reader I found this book highly
entertaining, engaging and funny. The
characters are well written and described, some more likeable than others but
all people I’d love to meet. Even though
Jane’s situation at times is quite a sad one, it is most definitely not a
tragedy and there are plenty of comic moments all the way through. Jane’s lists, the “signs” and the titling of
the chapters in the book are nice additional features that I really
enjoyed.
This is definitely a book that dog lovers
will connect with. Anyone who’s had a
pet can appreciate what Jane feels and goes through. So who rescues who? Read and find out – Maybe!
ARC received from http://mysteriesandcrimethrillers.blogspot.co.uk/ for review purposes.
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