![]() ![]() But writing The Way of Dog was different – and I think, perhaps, taught me more about the world than any of my other books. So the first step in writing is always a deep dive into research. Something that has been hidden away in the shadows, or held out of reach. My stories almost always grow from a silence, or an absence in the world. ![]() The Way of Dog is the 13th book I have written. When Dogs Know Best by Zana Fraillon, author of The Way of Dog Scruffity will long live on the bookshelf in my heart. Homelessness and domestic abuse are both encountered by Scruffity as he searches for his first family, and his compassion and empathy show us all that we should all be more dog. His resilience, determination and unbound capacity for love make him utterly adorable, which is probably why this book moved me to tears of sadness, anger and jubilation as I experienced life through his eyes, and snout. For every heartbreaking moment, there is awe and joy found in the most ordinary, wonderful things in our world – a sniff, a scratch, each new heartstring created.įrom Scruffity’s dog speak to Sean’s emotive line drawings, this is a pup that spins to life on the page and grows in your heart as you journey with him. Zana’s writing had me hooked on Scruffity’s story, told in verse, as he escapes the puppy farm and begins his life with ‘MyManPup’ until the unthinkable happens. Breathtakingly beautiful, life-affirming storytelling. ![]()
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