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The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story: "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a book of short stories published in 1991 by the Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. The collection reflects Cisneros's experience of being surrounded by American influences while still being familially bound to her Mexican heritage as she grew up north of the Mexico-US border .
Story XIV: This story is a retelling of the children's story, "Br'er Rabbit." In Zora Neale Hurston 's version, Mr. Dog and Mr. Rabbit are best friends but are both in love with Miss Nancy Coons. Nancy admires them both, but is drawn to Mr. Dog more because of his melodious singing voice.
Started Early, Took My Dog is a 2010 novel by English writer Kate Atkinson named after the Emily Dickinson poem of the same name. It was adapted into an episode of the second season of the British television series Case Histories in 2013.
No one's sure exactly why this woman had a story to tell, because this woman lived as many as 6,000 years ago. We can still imagine her intoning scary scenes with foreign howls. A charming man's buttery voice might've won over a reluctant, longhaired princess; a beguiling forest creature's dry cackle a smoke signal for danger.
The Eyes and the Impossible was received positively by critics, including starred reviews by Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. [2] [3] Writing for The Booklist, Emily Graham called the book "delightful" and praised the way the narration of the story was done through the dog's eyes, noting similarities to one of Eggers' short stories, "After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned". [4]
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Next-to-last should be "Home". Last chapter should be "Two Old Ladies". She says: "This book was recommended to me by my Grand-daughter. I think that by raising several dogs of her own, she has an inkling of what the thoughts of a dog might be, and she has found this book worthy."