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Dog Years - A Memoir

Mark Doty

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year 
Winner of the Israel Fishman-Stonewall Book Award for Nonfiction 
"Tender and amusing. . . . Doty brilliantly captures the qualities that make dogs endearing." -- The New Yorker 
When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he brings home Beau, a large, malnourished golden retriever in need of loving care. Joining Arden, the black retriever, to complete their family, Beau bounds back into life. Before long, the two dogs become Doty's intimate companions, and eventually the very life force that keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days.  
Dog Years is a poignant, intimate memoir interwoven with profound reflections on our feelings for animals and the lessons they teach us about living, love, and loss.
Available since: 10/13/2010.

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