Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts - Softcover

Dillon, Lucy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425238873 ISBN 13: 9780425238875

Publisher: Berkley, 2011

Synopsis

An irresistible novel about women, men, and the dogs that own them.

Thirty-nine year old Rachel is having a really bad year. After losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend, Rachel has inherited her late aunt's house, her beloved border collie, and a crowded rescue kennel, despite the fact that she knows almost nothing about dogs. Still, considering her limited options, she gamely takes up the challenge of running the kennel. And as Rachel starts finding new homes for the abandoned strays, it turns out that it might not just be the dogs that need rescuing.

About this title

About the Author:

Lucy Dillon is the national bestselling author of The Secret of Happy Ever After, Walking Back to Happiness, and Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts. She lives in Herefordshire, England, with her pair of basset hounds, Bonham and Violet.

From Booklist:

Rachel is not a dog person. Shes happy with her life as a workaholic PR pro who sleeps with her married boss, until she suddenly loses it all. At the same time, her eccentric aunt dies, leaving her a family secret, a financial mess, a dog, a kennel to run, and a place to live. In true chick-lit fashion, Rachel moves from the big city to a quirky small town and finds friendship, love, and her true place in life. What saves the book from becoming one big clich is the genuine affection and respect with which all the eccentric townsfolk are treated. As Rachel tries to use her PR skills to place abandoned dogs in new homes, she meets and befriends a host of fellow townspeople, all with their own issues and strengths. The resolution of Rachels city-life problems and the revealing of the long-buried family secret are both anticlimactic. But only the hardest of hearts could refuse to cheer for this warm, entertaining, uplifting story of dogs and people rescuing each other. --Marta Segal Block

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0425238873
• ISBN 13: 9780425238875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448