A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the good life from an unlikely teacher

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Sue Halpern

A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home

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ISBN: 9781760110604

Lessons in the good life from an unlikely teacher

Sue Halpern

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Allen & Unwin
01 May 2014

Biography; Memoirs; Dogs as pets

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'A joyous and moving account of how seemingly small gifts of kindness can make a profound difference. And not to the recipient alone.' - Geraldine Brooks

At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash - er, lease - on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn't expected. And little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated Halpern's sense of what virtue is and does - how acts of kindness transform the giver as well as the given-to.

Funny, moving and profound, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home is the story of how one faithful, charitable, loving and sometimes prudent mutt - showing great hope, fortitude and restraint along the way (the occasional begged or stolen treat notwithstanding) - taught a well-meaning woman the true nature and pleasures of the good life.

'Affectionate and deeply affecting, written with a light hand and a keen eye, this is a wonderful story of great things - namely, love, life, human kindness, and dogs.' - Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief

' warmly and incisively portrays the people they meet and contemplates the vagaries of memory, the inevitability of loss, and persevering joy.' - Publishers Weekly

By: Sue Halpern
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781760110604
ISBN 10: 1760110604
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active