The Dog Nobody Loved

Oct 4, 2024 3:20 PM

Author:Jon Katz

“I had no idea that Frieda would enter my life and alter it in the most profound way, but that’s one of the beautiful things about animals. They change you, and you almost never see it coming.”

When writer Jon Katz met Maria Wulf, a quiet, sensitive artist he felt a connection with her immediately, but a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria’s dog, Frieda.

A rottweiler-shepherd mix who had been abandoned and living in the wild for several years, Frieda was ferociously protective. She roared and charged at almost anyone who came near. But to Maria, she was her sweet, loyal and devoted friend. Jon quickly realised that to win over Maria, he’d have to make friends with Frieda too.

The Dog Nobody Loved is the heart-warming story of how one man and a dog discovered it's never too late to find love.

Please note, The Dog Nobody Loved is the UK title for the book published in the US as The Second-Chance Dog.

Reviews

Katz’s taut prose ensures the narrative never lapses into the saccharine sentimentality that often characterises this genre

—— Daily Express

Warm and engaging

—— Choice Magazine

[An] intimate story of falling in love with a woman and her extremely protective pet dog...Bittersweet in its telling, Katz reminds readers of the importance of human and animal connections

—— Kirkus Reviews

Elegant, adroit biography...delightful

—— Observer

Georgina Ferry's biography captures not only the scientific advances made by Perutz but also his curious personal qualities

—— Economist

Ferry's story... proceeds with pace and clarity, explaining the science vividly and buoyed throughout by an infectious enthusiasm

—— Times Literary Supplement

[A] marvellous biography of one of the least known of the twentieth century's great scientists...Ferry has mined gold into the lives of two of the founders of structural biology; I can't wait to see who she tackles next

—— Nature

Max Perutz, one of science's great ambassadors... has been given a meaty biography by former New Scientist writer Georgina Ferry

—— Jewish Quarterly

Georgina Ferry has produced a first rate account of his life... there is no difficult physics and the story will appeal to anyone who wants to know how science works and how exciting scientific research can be

—— Royal College of Pathologists magazine

Fascinating

—— New Internationalist

Elegiac and personal… Highly recommended

—— Henry Nicholls , BBC Wildlife

A stirring tribute to the marvel of all living creatures

—— Sunday Times Summer Reading

Entertaining and provocative

—— Robin McKie , Observer

Exciting, breathless

—— Kate Saunders , Saga Magazine

[Girling] writes with verve and passion and he makes his case persuasively, with knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment… Brimful with facts and arguments

—— UK Press Syndication

A thought-provoking study

—— Julia Richardson , Daily Mail

A delight to read

—— 4 stars , Independent On Sunday

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