Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances, The - Hardcover

Ellen Cooney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544236157 ISBN 13: 9780544236158

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014

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Title: The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: EllenCooney <>Publisher: HoughtonMifflin

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Cooney's latest novel is both a joyful romp and a thoughtful meditation. The author's delicate touch with the pain and trauma endured by abused animals and her sensitive portrayal of dedicated rescuers send a powerful message. Love is a great teacher and we are all a little unadoptable. Readers of Garth Stein and Carolyn Parkhurst will adore this title. --Library Journal. Cooney's good-natured narrative teaches readers about many different aspects of dog behaviour and training alongside Evie, making the book ideal for animal aficionados...Dog lovers rejoice! Cooney has crafted an uncomplicated, feel-good, canine-filled tale of cross-generational friendship, healing, and solidarity. -- Publishers Weekly. As knowledgeable as she is about the world of dog rescue and rehabilitation, Cooney (Lambrusco, 2008) is equally empathic in her treatment of a scarred and scared young woman.--Booklist. Must-read...a moving and joyous romp...All the dogs are wonderfully, fully drawn characters...a brilliantly crafted, uplifting book. -- The Bark. Is there such a thing as a Rescue Book? Well, there is now. This is a miracle of a book. It's even a spiritual handbook. And it is for readers young and old and all of the in-between. Cooney is such a wise genius of a writer, and her sentences keep surprising you, but are never the point in themselves. I read with a kind of mental breathlessness. If Cooney needs someone to convince her to write a sequel, I volunteer. -- Gail Godwin, author of Evensong, Unfinished Desires, and many others. The real genius of this story is in all the things it doesn't tell you, all the things it assumes you already know--and turns out, you do!--which leaves much more space to be taken up by what really matters: the marvelous canines. Any dog-lover--any person-lover--will be moved (nearly to the point of slobbering) by this warm, funny, heart-expanding book. Pam Houston, author of Sight Hound and Contents May Have Shifted --Various

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New and Noteworthy from USA Today
A Best New Book of the Week from People

A wise, engaging meditation on dogs, love, and recovery from pain. Come. Sit. Read! Lily King, author of Euphoria

If you ve ever loved a dog, this book is a must-read. Missourian
The Sanctuary is a refuge for strays and rescued dogs. Evie has joined a training program there, though she knows almost nothing about animals. Like the greyhound who won t move, the Rottweiler with attitude problems, or the hound who might be a candidate for search-and-rescue, Evie has a troubled past. But as they all learn, no one should stay prisoner to a life she didn t choose. Heartfelt and hilarious in turn, this is a deeply moving story of the countless ways in which humans and canines help each other find new lives, new selves, and new hope.

This is a miracle of a book . . . Cooney is such a wise genius of a writer, and her sentences keep surprising you, but are never the point in themselves. I read with a kind of mental breathlessness. If Cooney needs someone to convince her to write a sequel, I volunteer. Gail Godwin, author of Publishing, Evensong, Unfinished Desires, and many others

A moving and joyous romp . . . All the dogs are wonderfully, fully drawn characters . . . A brilliantly crafted, uplifting book. The Bark

Ellen Cooney is the author of nine novels, and her stories have appeared in The New Yorker and many literary journals. She has taught writing at MIT, Harvard, and Boston College and now lives in Maine with her dogs Andy, Skip, and Maxine each, in their own way, a rescue.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544236157
• ISBN 13: 9780544236158
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304