To Dance with the White Dog
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To Dance with the White Dog

Paperback – January 1, 2002

Price
$6.08
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
Washington Square Pr
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0743458047
Dimensions
4 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
Weight
4.5 ounces

Description

..".a deftly shaped and vivid book...a tender and bracing tale of an octogenarian fighting to live a connected and purposeful life." -- The New York Times "The New York Times" --This text refers to the kindle_edition edition. New York Times bestselling author Pat ConroyTerry Kay is a perfect writer for those who love to read. His prose contains music and passion and fire. His work is tender and heartbreaking and memorable.Anne Rivers Siddons To Dance with the White Dog is what literature is -- or should be -- all about....Kay is simply a miraculous writer....This book...burns with life.The Most Reverend Desmond M. TutuA hauntingly beautiful story about love, family, and relationships. Los Angeles Times This short book moves like poetry....A loving eulogy to old age....A tender celebration of life, made poignant by death being so close at hand. --This text refers to the kindle_edition edition. From AudioFile Sam Peek, 81, who has just experienced the death of his wife of fifty-seven years, journeys alone along Georgia back roads to his sixtieth college reunion. The dog in the title, mysterious and sometimes ghost-like, joins Sam and remains his companion throughout the story. The deceptively simple story is accomplished with skillfully crafted prose and economy of style. The author reads with an honesty and intensity superbly suited to this fine work, which deserves to be better known. M.A.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the kindle_edition edition. Terry Kay has published several books, including AFTER ELI, winner of the 1981 Best Fiction Award from the Georgia Council of Authors, and the heartwarming holiday story TO WHOM THE ANGEL SPOKE. He is a native-born Georgian who lives in Lilburn, Georgia. --This text refers to the kindle_edition edition. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • A moving story of love, grief, and coming to terms with death. Elderly Sam Peek is still mourning the death of his beloved wife when a mysterious white dog appears, and it seems that only Sam can see him. Real dog or phantom, White Dog soothes Sam's grief, brings him closer to his family, and reconciles him with his own mortality. 2 cassettes.

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An Exquisite Classic

This is one of my favorite books of all time. It at first seems like a simple story of a man growing older. It mixes the touching and often amusing story of his frustration with the constant worrying of his adult children, about whether his mind is slipping, with one of the sweetest love stories I've ever read. When you think that you have finished, the author then tells the origin of the story and you are utterly amazed. It quite literally took my breath away. I immediately went out and bought copies of the book to share with family and friends who were equally touched. It is definitely a classic.
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