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A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog

A FINALIST FOR THE 2016 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE 2017 YOUNG LIONS AWARD “A terrifically auspicious debut.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Smart, timely and powerful . . . A rich examinat

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“This may be the primary purpose of dogs: to restore our sense of wonder and to help us maintain it, to make us consider that we should trust our intuition as they trust theirs, and to help us realize that a thing known intuitively can be as real as anything known by material experience.”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

Tagged: Dogs, Wonder, Pets

“A dog can be a living work of art, a constant reminder of the exquisite design and breathtaking detail of nature, beauty on four paws.”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

Tagged: Dogs, Art, Nature, beauty

“One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events that are beyond our control, and the betrayals we endure, from those we befriended and loved, can make us cynical and turn our hearts into flint – on w…”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

Tagged: Dogs, Happiness, Love

“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

Tagged: Dogs, Life, Pets, owners

“No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unb…”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

Tagged: Dogs, Innocence, Relationships