A Year of Cats and Dogs (Hardcover)

from mellybean36

I really, really enjoyed this book. I read it over the course of an afternoon. It is a quick and easy read, yet it really moved me with its details of relationships between people and their animals. It is not sappy (think Marley and Me), but tells it like it is, which to me is so much more meanin...

from writergal85

When I left my job five years ago, feeling like the walls were closing in on me, I immediately started taking classes toward a nursing degree. Basically I segued from one unhappy situation to a highly stressful situation and nearly had a mental breakdown. In A Year of Cats and Dogs, Maryanne leav...

from S0PHIE8

I kept trying to describe this book to others while I was reading it, and no matter what I said, I was continually justifying the broader structure of the novel. Yes, it is based off the I-Ching, and yes, the woman has an unusual career path and unusual relationships with humans and animals alike...

from morningwalker

After a life changing experience have you ever re-evaluated everything you thought was important and wanted to chuck it all? Well, that's just what Maryanne does at midlife when her boyfriend leaves her and she is left with just the memories of her relationship and the cat and dog. She quits her ...

from biblioholic29

When Maryanne's boyfriend Phillip finally moves out, she's left with her cat, Clement and her dog, Bob for company. Her animals quickly become much more than "pets", they are her constant companions, granting her love and loyalty when the rest of the world seems to turn their backs on her. After ...