Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel

Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel
- Fiction
- Humor
Dawn Tarnauerâ€™s life isnâ€™t exactly a success story. Already twice divorced, the young Californian is too busy job-hopping to start a career, her current boyfriend insists on living â€œoff the grid,â€ her Life Coach sister perpetually interferes with incomprehensible affirmations, her eccentric mother is busy promoting the culmination of her lifeâ€™s work: The Every Holiday Tree, and her father is ending his brief third marriage while scheduling two dates for the same night.

Dawnâ€™s only source of security and comfort, it seems, is Chuck, a pit-bull mix from the pound. So, when her boyfriend announces that heâ€™s leaving her for another woman, a despairing Dawn turns to Chuck for solace.
â€œI should have said something sooner,â€ Chuck confides, as he tries to console her. â€œCouldnâ€™t you smell her on his pants?â€ Dawn is stunned. Itâ€™s one thing to talk to your pets, but what do you do when they start talking back? Itâ€™s not just Chuck, either; she can hear all dogsâ€“and manâ€™s best friend has a lot to say. The ever-enthusiastic Chuck offers his tried-and-true advice on the merits of knocking over garbage and strewing it everywhere, auxiliary competitive peeing etiquette, and the curative powers of tossing a ball. Doubtful of her own sanity, Dawn considers that, in the ways of life and love, it might be better to trust Chuckâ€™s doggie instincts instead of her own.

Filled with sharp wit, biting humor, and canine conversation that would make Doctor Dolittleâ€™s jaw drop, Merrill Markoeâ€™s engaging, cleverly written novel is about the confusing search for love and the divine acts of dog.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Villard
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780812975468
Color White
ReleaseDate 2007-08-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812975468

Country	USA
Brand	Villard
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780812975468
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2007-08-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812975468

Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel

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