The $60,000 Dog My Life with Animals |
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Author:
| Slater, Lauren |
ISBN: | 978-0-8070-0187-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
Publisher: | Beacon Press
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Imprint: | Beacon Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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From the time she is nine years old and discovers a "Private Way" full of the wonderful and creepy creatures of the wild-spiders, deer, moles, chipmunks, and foxes-Lauren Slater discovers in animals a refuge from the troubled life of her suburban home. As she matures, her bond with animals-raccoons, horses, swans, cats and, above all, dogs-strengthens and grows more complex and compelling. They offer relief from the pain of her mother's mental illness, from a foster family where she...
More DescriptionFrom the time she is nine years old and discovers a "Private Way" full of the wonderful and creepy creatures of the wild-spiders, deer, moles, chipmunks, and foxes-Lauren Slater discovers in animals a refuge from the troubled life of her suburban home. As she matures, her bond with animals-raccoons, horses, swans, cats and, above all, dogs-strengthens and grows more complex and compelling. They offer relief from the pain of her mother's mental illness, from a foster family where she feels not at all at home, from her own periodic bouts with depression. As a psychologist, a reporter, an amateur naturalist and above all an enormously gifted writer, she draws us into the stories of her love for the animalsthat are so much more than pets.