The touching story of a man who learned about love and death from his dogs. Autobiography with a heart. * The story: The poignant autobiographical story of a middle-aged bachelor whose life is changed when a pregnant stray dog arrives in his garden and teaches him about love and coming to terms with death. * Themes: relationships, coming to terms with death, the individual and society, people and the environment * Autobiography * Suitable for both boys and girls * KS3/KS4 (S1-S4)

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Cascades Series .

There are 160 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers .