The Dog who Loved

Sep 20, 2024 8:04 PM

Author:Jon Katz

The Dog who Loved

As Izzy settles down to life on Bedlam Farm, Jon is amazed that all signs of the troubled rescue dog who first arrived have disappeared. More than this, the Border collie demonstrates an uncanny sensitivity to, and tenderness towards, humans who are troubled or ill.

Izzy's unusual gift leads Jon off the farm and into new, extraordinary friendships, as they together begin volunteer hospice work. Izzy shows Jon what dogs can do for people at our most desperate times. But the work isn't easy, and Jon is reminded that at times he is needy himself.

Enter Lenore, a glossy jet-black Labrador retriever puppy, whose seemingly boundless capacity for love reminds Katz why he'd come to the farm in the first place - and why he'd devoted so much of his life to working with dogs.

The Dog who Loved is a moving and inspiring story of love, compassion, and the incredibly rich and complex relationships between dogs and humans.

Please note, The Dog who Loved is the UK title for the book published in the US as Izzy and Lenore.

Reviews

With wisdom and grace, [Katz] unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal

—— John Grogan, author of MARLEY AND ME

This moving tale is simply lovely

—— Sun

Fans will be happy to return to the farm

—— Publishers Weekly

Katz's world - of animals and humans and their combined generosity of spirit - is a place you're glad you've been

—— Boston Globe

Dee's extraordinary, beautifully written account of a life spent watching birds is a fine addition to the flourishing genre of British nature writing

—— Sunday Times

Lyrical...sure to become a genuine addition to the literature of birds

—— Daily Express

What makes his book wonderful is his passion... He captures the thrill and puzzlement of watching birds as I have never previously seen it captured

—— Sunday Herald

Thrillingly original memoir ... extraordinary

—— Lynn Barber , The Sunday Times

To write a book about a year's bird-watching as keenly observed as this, you have to be dedicated to the point of obsession; to write one as transcendent, you must be a poet

—— Christopher Somerville , The Times, Christmas Books

As unexpected as it is brilliant... A moving, powerful meditation on the natural world that envelops us, even in the heart of our cities

—— Helen Dunmore , Guardian Summer Reading

Haunting and passionate.... in graceful, poetic prose, compels us to look again and marvel at the 'storm of life over our heads

—— Huon Mallalieu , Country Life, Christmas round up

The year's most unusual travel book

—— Tom Chesshyre , The Times

[An] eye-opening and hugely enjoyable book

—— Daily Telegraph

Written in a delectable prose that scatters flashes of poetry over a sardonic undertow of social comment, Edgelands is a lyrical triumph. On Britain’s grotty margins, the duo trace “desire paths” to find beauty and mystery in the rough darkness on the edge of town

—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent

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