Rescued
by Miriam Newman
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GENRE: Non-Fiction
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BLURB:
What do you do when you are
alone in the world? If you're a nice middle-aged lady with a social conscience,
you go to your local shelter and adopt a rescue dog. Of course, sometimes it
isn't only the dog who needs to be rescued. That's when life might send you a
Dancer-Dog.
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EXCERPT:
“We’re home,” I said in that tone you use when you give a dog
the good news, and her soft ears pricked.
She sat up, looking eagerly out the window. She hadn’t come to any palace, just a
hundred-year-old Victorian cottage swamped with evergreens, bamboo and a lot of
weeds I never found time to whack. But
it boasted a fascinating yard I had already decided to have fenced in despite
the cost. Sam and I walked the perimeter
of the proposed yard so the dog could pee copiously once more, and then my
friend had to take her leave of us. She
had been walking Dancer and the dog seemed a trifle confused when I took the
leash, as though she had considered Sam her new owner, but when I led her into
a warm place that smelled like food, she went right in.
Kitty, accustomed to dogs, actually deigned to thump down
from the rocking chair to greet us. The
next thing I knew, I was flattened against the solid oak door as a rampaging
whirlwind ripped out of my unprepared grasp.
The cat had MOVED--God save the mark!—and Dancer responded
instantly. Poor Kitty, who hadn’t run
that fast since her youth, whipped up the slippery wooden steps. She was able to make good her getaway because
Dancer had never before encountered steps.
The dog thrashed at the bottom, lunging in impotent fury, unable to
deduce how to get upstairs.
“No!” I admonished when I could catch my breath. “Bad dog!
No chase!”
She looked at me as if I was crazy.
“Oh, come on,” I said, relenting. “Let’s eat.”
“I was just about to,” her expression said. “Where did that cat go, anyway?”
Kitty had gone to the attic.
She stayed there for a long time and she must have had telepathy with
Smudgie, the barn cat, because I didn’t see old Smudge for days.
Her food disappeared and so did she.
There followed a delightful afternoon and evening of
snoozing on the couch with the dog tucked in the same position she had assumed
with Sam, in this case flat on top of me with her nose between my neck and
shoulder. As long as her eyes were
hidden, that tuck seemed to say, she couldn’t spot anyone coming to take her
away from heaven. A wave of protective
warmth suffused my heart. This dog must
have been through hell. Who knew what
awful things had happened to her? Well,
her troubles were over. I would see to
that.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Facebook: Miriam Newman Author
Twitter: twitter.com/miriamnewman
All
proceeds to be donated to Home Free Animal Rescue, Red Bank, NJ.
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My Review
Rescued is based on a true story. This is a wonderful tribute
to a beloved rescued pup. It truly is amazing how one pet can change us all for
the better. The author did a fabulous job tugging on the reader’s heart. This
is such a fabulous heartwarming and delightful tale.
I give Rescued five plus stars. I believe many readers who have beloved pets would
definitely relate to this book. I highly recommend it.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100%
my own honest opinion.
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