{"product_id":"9780312662950","title":"One Good Dog : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Susan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author Susan Wilson brings us a touching yet unblinkingly authentic tale of loss and rediscovery, of true friendship and learning what's truly important in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne note. Three words. And Adam March's well-ordered life and well-laid plans are shattered. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe very definition of a hard-nosed businessman, Adam March has no room in his life for anything but the cold drive to succeed. Not for his social-climbing wife or for his rebellious teenage daughter. Then, in an instant, he loses everything. Due to an untimely collision of arrogance, stress, circumstance, and a momentary loss of self-control, Adam finds himself alone, unemployed, and reduced to bussing tables in a homeless shelter, serving men he'd always gone out of his way to avoid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne instant of opportunity. Enough for one dog to find his freedom. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChance was born in an inner-city cellar, a mix of pit bull and God-knows-what. Bred to fight, and damn good at it, he lived in a dank, dark, and vicious world. Not that he wished for something better; that world was all he knew. But when the moment presented itself, Chance made the most of it in a new life on the street, for a little while.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo lives. Two second chances. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrown together, Adam and Chance fill the holes in each other's lives. Adam gives Chance his first real home, a haven he never could have imagined, while Chance gives Adam a new start. And a new heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's \u003ci\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those who ate up \u003ci\u003eMarley and Me\u003c\/i\u003e will want to check out Wilson's novel, which follows a disgraced millionaire who finds a friend in a scruffy pit bull.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainmentWeekly.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…a love story between man and dog…you'll cry at the end.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the top of everyone's reading list.” —\u003ci\u003eTelegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nowhere can we see the potential for our own redemption more clearly than in the eyes of our dog.  Susan Wilson illustrates this truth poignantly and beautifully in this story of second chances.” —\u003ci\u003eTami Hoag, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Secrets to the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of \u003ci\u003eMarley and Me\u003c\/i\u003e will find a new dog to cheer for in Wilson's (\u003ci\u003eBeauty\u003c\/i\u003e ) insightful heart-tugger...Chance tells his story in his own words, which makes his mistreatment and return to the fighting pit powerfully disturbing. Combined with Wilson's unflinching portrayal of Adam's struggle to overcome his past, \u003ci\u003eOld Yeller\u003c\/i\u003e 's got nothing on this very good man and his dog story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[One Good Dog] is a finely wrought story of second chances and also of the power of the human\/canine bond, the amazing and myriad ways in which dogs can touch and make better people's lives. As Chance himself so aptly puts it, 'What else could I have done? I'm only canine, I had to help'.” —\u003ci\u003eBark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[One Good Dog] evokes both laughter and tears, but the ending assures you that humans and dogs are capable of redemption.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Susan Wilson's evocative and deeply moving novel reminds us that even the most unlikely human can also find redemption, sometimes, with a little help from a canine friend.” —\u003ci\u003eMelissa Jo Peltier, New York Times bestselling co-author of Cesar's Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/i\u003e equals one great book!” —\u003ci\u003eRita Mae Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Purrfect Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“On\u003ci\u003ee Good Dog \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you cry, will make you laugh, will make you feel things more than you thought possible---and it will make you believe in second chances.” —\u003ci\u003eAugusten Burroughs, New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors and A Wolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“On\u003ci\u003ee Good Dog \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful novel of healing and redemption.” —\u003ci\u003eSpencer Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of Dog on It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anybody who has ever loved a dog---or been ‘a pack of two,' as Chance so aptly puts it ---will love \u003ci\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . I hope Susan Wilson sits and stays---forever.” —\u003ci\u003eLisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of SAVE ME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOne Good Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific book that held me from beginning to end!” —\u003ci\u003eIris Johansen, New York Times #1 bestselling author of EVE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was so moved by Susan Wilson's writing: her understanding of the lost, in the language of the wild.” —\u003ci\u003eLuanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep Blue Sea For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312662950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631491297486,"sku":"9780312662950","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_eb11cf91-fd3a-40d6-92be-7c38482f318d.jpg?v=1638844417","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312662950","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}