All My Dogs: A Memoir - Softcover

Henderson, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188888987X ISBN 13: 9781888889871

Publisher: Pushcart Press, 2017

Synopsis

“With dry humor and enviable honesty, this gem ...tells Henderson’s life story through his thirteen dogs.” - Publishers Weekly

"All My Dogs dogs is exactly as the title describes, a story in chronological order, beginning in childhood, of all the dogs Henderson has loved. Some were with him for a brief period, some were part of every moment in his life and the lives of his wife and daughter. But , as silly and bold and sometimes incorrigible as all of these dogs were, each of them loved Henderson and he returned that affection wholeheartedly. He is dog person and cannot imagine a life without canine companionship. So as he writes of navigating the waters as writer and publisher, pursuing a family life, moving from one home to another, engaging in a quixotic quest to build a tower in Maine and pondering how to live the best life possible,there is always a dog at his feet or by his side.Dogs have made his life richer by their company and, just as the best writing of Herriot and Durrell,All my Dogs is a love letter in return.” Bookslut

About this title

About the Author

Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and In Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore – “the world’s smallest bookstore.”

Review

“With dry humor and enviable honesty, this gem ...tells Henderson’s life story through his thirteen dogs.”
- Publishers Weekly

“Best in show...memoirs like this don’t happen along very often.”
- Washington Post

“Simple yet eloquent...poetic and poignant.”
- ForeWord

“A paean to man’s best friend...heartwarming portraits.”
- Booklist

““All My Dogs” is as touching and fascinating as all the other volumes in his series of memoirs. In all likelihood, you’ll be wiping a tear from your eye.”
- 27East.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Pushcart Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 188888987X
• ISBN 13: 9781888889871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 145