Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

by JohnGrogan (Author)

Synopsis

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they bought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewellery. Obedience school did no good -- Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilisers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, 'Don't hesitate to use these.' And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behaviour, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. For lovers of Tuesdays with Morrie, The Year of Magical Thinking, and even, of course, dogs!

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: First British Edition
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 29 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0340922095
ISBN 13: 9780340922095
Prizes: Shortlisted for British Book Awards: Biography of the Year 2007.

Media Reviews
'a book with intense appeal... tenderly follows its subject from sunrise to sunset, from the ball-of-fluff stage to the heartbreaking farewell.' - New York Times
Author Bio
John Grogan is an award-winning journalist and the Pennsylvania columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is also the former editor-in-chief of Organic Gardening magazine. He lives on a wooded hillside in Pennsylvania with his wife Jenny and their three children, four chickens and a surprisingly calm puppy called Gracie.