The Hounds of Spring - Softcover

Cummin, Lucy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1946507024 ISBN 13: 9781946507020

Publisher: Tupelo Press, 2018

Synopsis

On a crisp April day in Philadelphia, Poppy Starkweather, in her mid-twenties, begins the rounds of her clients--Penelope, Fauna, Horatio, Bliss, and Chutney, accompanied by her own hound, Spock--assuming that this will be another ordinary day. Since abandoning a Ph.D. program in literature, Poppy has stumbled into walking dogs as a stopgap while she figures out what to do with her life. Although happy in a steady relationship, Poppy is leery of further commitment while in career limbo, fearing she might commit the age-old error of hiding from herself inside marriage. Shouldn't she get it all figured out first? By noon her day will be careening off course, diverted by an unexpected visit from her brother, a scary medical appointment with her boyfriend, and an urgent request from a client. By the small hours of the night, Poppy will be questioning her assumptions about what it means to be truly adult.

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Review

"How often do you get to read a book that has serious subject matter but that, when you finish, leaves you feeling happy? The Hounds of Spring made me happy."--David Huddle

"This book was an absolute gem. I loved Poppy from page one. Her dog Spock, and her client dogs, were just as interesting as the humans... As her day came to an end, I felt that pang of emotion that only comes from a truly excellent book ... Don't miss this wonderful novel."--lauralkeet, LibraryThing

Edition details

• Publisher: Tupelo Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1946507024
• ISBN 13: 9781946507020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172