The Dog Who Saved Me, Susan Wilson
The Dog Who Saved Me, Susan Wilson
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The Dog Who Saved Me
A Novel

Author: Susan Wilson

Narrator: Fred Berman

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2015

Categories: Fiction, Women, Animals


Synopsis

In Susan Wilson's The Dog Who Saved Me, former Boston K-9 unit policeman turned animal control officer in bucolic Harmony Farms is up against rescuing a gun shy and wounded dog gone feral, and proving that his low-life older brother is back in the drug business.

Boston police officer Cooper Harrison never thought he'd go back to his hometown, Harmony Farms. But when his faithful K-9 partner Argos is killed in the line of duty, Cooper, caught in a spiral of trauma and grief, has nowhere else to turn. Jobless and on the verge of divorce, he accepts a offer for the position of dog officer in Harmony Farms, leaving the life he spent twenty years building behind.

And so he finds himself back where he started. Where his father was once known as the town drunk and his brother outgrew juvenile delinquency to become a drug dealer. Where he grew up as 'one of those' Harrisons. Cooper does his job with deliberate detachment, refusing to get emotionally invested in another dog the way he had with Argos-until he finds himself rescuing a wounded and gun-shy yellow lab gone feral.

Cooper never thought he'd find himself going back in order to move forward, and yet Harmony Farms is the one place where Cooper must learn to forgive and, only then, heal. All with the help of a yellow dog.

About Susan Wilson

Susan Wilson is the bestselling author of several books including One Good Dog, Cameo Lake and Beauty, a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which was made into a CBS-TV movie. She lives on Martha’s Vineyard.

About Fred Berman

Fred Berman is a five-time winner of the AudioFile Earphone Award for Audiobook Narration and the recipient of the 2013 Audie Award for narration in Spy the Lie. He has read a number of audiobooks for young listeners, including Judy Blume’s Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One and Andrew Clements’s The Last Holiday Concert. He has also narrated the audiobooks for Robert Kirkman’s popular series, The Walking Dead.Berman is an accomplished actor of both the stage and screen as well, performing on Broadway as Timon in The Lion King and off-Broadway in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. On television, Berman has had roles on NBC’s hit series Smash as well as All My Children and Law and Order. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on May 22, 2017

Being a dog loverI was excited about this story line. It was hard to read at times with there being animal abuse but I loved the authors way of telling Cooper amd Yellow dog's story. The way she told parts from the pups perspective and how he felt made me feel closer to my own dog. A little glimpse......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on April 16, 2019

Cooper Harrison was a member of Boston’s elite K-9 unit, until his canine partner, Argos, was killed in a bomb blast. Now Coop has returned to his small home town of Harmony Farms as the animal control officer (i.e. dog catcher). He suffers from PTSD and mostly keeps to himself. When he spots an obv......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 14, 2015

Worth Reading, Especially For Dog Lovers! Having read Susan Wilson's One Good Dog, The Dog Who Danced and A Man Of His Own, each of which I gave 5 star ratings, I was concerned about how her latest book, The Dog Who Saved Me would measure up. Well, I have to say that while I wouldn't rate it quite as......more

Goodreads review by Lyndra on January 10, 2019

This book kind of had a slow start, but I really enjoy reading novels that incorporate dog rescues, so I kept reading. It got to the point where I couldn’t put the book down! I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. I finished the book in two evenings and plan to read more by this autho......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on March 06, 2022

I really really liked the book and give it 5 1/2 stars. I like the way the author Susan Wilson writes, and in this and other books of hers I have read. Her characters are believable and interesting. She really gets into the head of her characters and drips out the backstory of everybody in a way tha......more


Quotes

“Touching and heartfelt.” —Modern Dog magazine on A Man of His Own

“A War Horse for dog lovers.” —Booklist on A Man of His Own

“With deft brushstrokes and an earthy delivery, Wilson develops strong characters caught together first hand and afar through years of confrontation and frustration. And through Pax, that bond and feisty spirit is magnified in a refreshing manner that connects powerfully to the reader.” —Seattle Kennel Club on A Man of His Own

“The last few pages bring an unexpected ending that will call for a few tissues as readers smile through tears.” —Best Friends Magazine on A Man of His Own

“Susan Wilson dishes up another captivating story that will keep you hooked until the last page is turned.” —Modern Dog magazine on The Dog Who Danced

“I would unhesitatingly recommend this book to dog lovers and 'non-dog' people alike.” —BellaDog on The Dog Who Danced

“Multiple hankies, dog lovers...this is an emotional read.” —Library Journal on The Dog Who Danced

“Fans of Wilson's One Good Dog, or new readers looking for a heartwarming tale of the bond between human and animal, will find plenty to enjoy.” —Publishers Weekly on The Dog Who Danced

“A wonderful novel: a moving, tender, and brilliantly crafted story.” —Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, on One Good Dog

“A finely wrought story of second chances and also of the power of the human/canine bond.” —Bark Magazine on One Good Dog

One Good Dog will 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.” —Augusten Burroughs, New York Times bestselling author

“[One Good Dog] evokes both laughter and tears, but the ending assures you that humans and dogs are capable of redemption.” —Library Journal

“Fans of Marley and Me will find a new dog to cheer for in Wilson's insightful heart-tugger...Old Yeller's got nothing on this very good man and his dog story.” —Publishers Weekly on One Good Dog