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Lost Dog
Lost Dog: A Love Story | Kate Spicer
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'It's a fabulous book...I couldn't put it down.' Jane Fallon Meet woman's best friend. Kate is a middle aged woman trying to steer some order into a life that is going off the rails. When she adopts a lurcher called Wolfy, the shabby rescue dog saves her from herself. But when the dog disappears, it is up to Kate to hit the streets of London and find him. Will she save him, as he has saved her - or will she lose everything? As she trudges endlessly calling his name in the hopeless hope she may find him, she runs into other people's landscapes and lives, finding allies amongst psychics, bloggers and mysterious midnight joggers. Trying to find her dog tests her relationship, and her sanity, to its limits - and gets her thinking about her life, and why things have turned out as they have for her. A brilliant, life-affirming memoir, Lost Dog is a book like no other about both about the myth of modern womanhood, and the enduring mystery of the relationship between human and canine.
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Magpiegem
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We have just returned from a rainy but lovely summer holiday in Devon at my mother in laws holiday park. They have lots of lovely 2nd hand book shops locally and also a book swap telephone box in which I found the above book. I‘m so excited to have found Lost Dog as I have wanted to read it for ages but it‘s very expensive 1st hand. I will be taking it to our local Brighton book swap to continue its journey after I‘ve read it ☺️❤️

MyNamesParadise I love Tana French! I hope you enjoy it! 3y
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Cathythoughts
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#BookReport
Finished & loved
The Warden ✅
The Women in Black ✅
Lost Dog ( tagged book) ✅

#WeeklyForecast
These two are lined up for the week ... I had a peek at both & I liked what I read
So, Rabbits For Food
& The Vegetarian 🌱

cathysaid ❤️ The Warden. Slowly making my way through the Barchester series as well. 4y
Cinfhen Rabbits for Food was a little trippy but in a good way- I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts 4y
Geenie Nice👍💖 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm You had a good reading week. 👍 Look forward to your thoughts on the two upcoming books. ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen I‘ll keep you posted 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @Yoshi-and-a-book Thankyou! I‘m looking forward to them 4y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm thanks Jessie ! 👍🏻❤️ 4y
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Cathythoughts
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Pickpick

LOST DOG by Kate Spicer ..... A Really good book ... I think it will be a great Bookclub book , so many issues raised, so much to talk about.
“I Don‘t think anyone has ever adequately explained the bond between mankind and the dog. It‘s one of the great mysteries “ Yes to that ❤️🐶
Jack is here , safe & sound. It‘s only the book is called : lost dog

Cathythoughts This is Jack , my lovely boy ❤️🐶 4y
TrishB I thought you were going to say Jack was lost!! 🐶🐶 he‘s gorgeous ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB Oh my good god ... no , Jack is here safe in his own little bed ! He is a little pet & his days are precious as he is old & not doing too well ❤️ 4y
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TrishB ❤️ give him a doggy hug from me. 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 👍🏻❤️🐶 4y
Caroline2 Ohhh wow!!! How cute is Jack!! 😍 4y
Cathythoughts @Caroline2 He is a totally adorable 😍 I‘ve been smitten from the very beginning 💕 4y
Caroline2 I bet! 💖 it is a very special bond isn‘t it. 😊 4y
squirrelbrain Jack is soooo cute! I‘ve been wanting to read this book too.... 4y
Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain Thanks! I think the book is a definite pick 👍🏻 4y
Leftcoastzen 😘🐶 4y
Cathythoughts @Leftcoastzen 👍🏻❤️ 4y
Tamra Thank goodness! When I glanced at your post at first.....😱 4y
JennyM 👋 Jack, you beautiful fur-ball 🐶 4y
NeedsMoreBooks 🐶❤️🐶❤️ 4y
Geenie Super cuuute! ❤️ #dogsofLitsy 4y
Megabooks Awww 😍😍😍!! 4y
readordierachel Hi Jack! ❤ 4y
batsy Jack 🥰🥰🥰 4y
Cathythoughts @Tamra I know ! Sorry 😐... all is good 😁 4y
Cathythoughts @JennyM @NeedsMoreBooks @Yoshi-and-a-book @Megabooks @readordierachel @batsy Thankyou! Jack says hi ! We are off for our walk now 🐶 4y
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Caroline2
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This is a charming read and a must for all dog lovers! It started to get monotonous for me by the middle (how many pages can you read about how much she loves her dog and how amazing London is. 🙄) But overall, a heart warming book. 👍 🐕

Cathythoughts Nice review! I‘m reading it right now for IRL Bookclub... I‘m only a quarter in , so it‘s just flowing & brilliant writing , clever & funny .... I hope it continues this way ..... 😬😬😬🐶 Does she go overboard on the dog ! She‘s already trying hard not to .... uh oh ! I‘ll read on 😁 (edited) 4y
Caroline2 @Cathythoughts maybe it was just me getting impatient. She does have a lovely writing style. 👍 4y
Cathythoughts It definitely dips in the middle , but picks up again ... still reading , I think it will make a good IRL Bookclub discussion as a lot of issues are raised throughout.... I‘ll let you know how we get on , it will be next Friday 👍🏻❤️🐶 4y
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Caroline2 @Cathythoughts Yes! So much to discuss! I‘d love to hear what you all make of it. 😀 👍 4y
Cathythoughts Well we had Bookclub for tagged book last night ... we are all dog owners, bar one , so you can only imagine the conversations... it was a late one ! Kate did not come out of it all that well .... there were a lot of theories ( obsession drugs - obsession dog - what obsession next ? ) she wasn‘t really liked .. worse language was used. I wasn‘t expecting the strong reaction , I thought it was good enough .. scored 5 to 7 .. sparked good chat 4y
Caroline2 @Cathythoughts Ohhhh! Interesting! Yes my mum is a big dog lover & she hated it & bailed halfway?! She said Kate was spoilt and she didn‘t like all the snobby talk or the drug use. That‘s a good point that Kate swapped one obsession for another. It was her husband I felt sorry for. I liked it more when I read it than I do now. thank you so much for letting me know how it went down. 👍 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds like your mum would have fitted in perfectly in our Bookclub 👍🏻😁 4y
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Cathythoughts
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#WeeklyForecast I‘m still reading all my #bookreport books for the week 🙄slow coach! & I will seek out a copy of this one ☝🏻.... it‘s our next IRL Bookclub book

TrishB This looks quite interesting! Will look forward to your review 👍🏻 4y
Cathythoughts @TrishB Yes, I think it looks good too 👍🏻❤️ 4y
erzascarletbookgasm I‘m afraid to read pet-human relationship books..but I‘m reading about a cat now! 4y
Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I have one about a cat stacked ( even though Im a dog lover really ) ❤️ 🐶 4y
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Eva_B
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I really think you need to be a dog lover to enjoy this book. Particularly if you have become a dog owner later in life. I think many people will relate to the author‘s many references to the dog saving her. Very sweet. I liked the writing and the humour in this book. I recommend this if you are a ‘dog‘ person. I don‘t think cat people will appreciate it 😀