Sophie From Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog

Synopsis

‘Fills my heart with so much joy' Niall Harbison, bestselling author of Hope'In a dark time, a daily dose of hope’ Jojo MoyesHow do you welcome someone new into your heart and home? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life.This is the story of rescue dog #SophieFromRomania.In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage. She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson’s symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for ‘a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home’.Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together – but the road ahead will be a long one . . . This book follows the real journey of Sophie’s adoption – from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first time outside – as Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie’s trust and navigate Rory’s Parkinson’s disease.This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

304 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781529918601

Related ISBNs:

9781529918588, 9781529918588, 9781529918595, 9781529934113

Publisher:

Vintage Publishing

Date of Addition:

01/08/25

Copyrighted By:

Rory Cellan-Jones

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Animals, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Communication

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Bookshare Staff

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