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Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog

'Will make you laugh, cry and stroke your dog (or any dog)' -Sarah Millican

Author: Emily Dean  

Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog
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The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led one woman to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted.

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The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led one woman to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted.

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As featured on BBC2's Between the Covers

'Glamorous. Heart-breaking. Hilarious. Feminist. Life-changing'

Katherine Ryan

'I loved this book so much. It's hard to overpraise. So funny and so sad and so hopeful'

Neil Gaiman

'A wonderful and very special book'

Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt

'Funny, sparklingly honest and heart-breaking'

Bel Mooney, Daily Mail

'Heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time! Genuinely couldn't put it down'

Alan Carr

'Incredibly moving, always funny and brilliantly written. I urge everyone to read it'

Frank Skinner

'LOVELY. Sad and funny and warm and DOGS'

Marian Keyes

'Very beautiful and poignant . . . it'll make you laugh and cry in equal measure'

Giles Paley-Phillips

'I read it in one sitting - it's so blinking good'

Lorraine Kelly

'A book that will leave you smiling but with a lump in your throat'

Mail on Sunday, '100 Hottest Summer Books 2019'

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The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led Emily Dean to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted.

Growing up with the Deans was a fabulous training ground for many things: ignoring unpaid bills, being the most entertaining guest at dinner, deconstructing poetry. It was never home for the dog Emily craved.

Emily shared the lively chaos with her beloved older sister Rachael, her rock. Over the years the sisters bond grew ever closer. As Rachael went on to have the cosy family and treasured dog, Giggle, Emily threw herself into unsettled adventure - dog ownership remaining a distant dream.

Then, tragically, Rachael is diagnosed with cancer. In just three devastating years Emily loses not only her sister but both her parents as well.

This is the funny heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of how Emily discovers that it is possible to overcome the worst that life can throw at you, that it's never too late to make peace with your past, and that the right time is only ever now, as she finally starts again with her very own dog - the adorable Shih-tzu named Raymond.

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Critic Reviews

“' Funny, sparklingly honest and heart-breaking '”

'A wonderful and very special book that made me squeak with laughter and had me in floods of tears.'

'Both very funny and moving, Emily Dean's writing will make you laugh, cry and stroke your dog (or any dog).'

'Gorgeous, heartfelt and uplifting'

'Go and get this book. It's something that will make you laugh and cry especially if you are a dog owner. You'll find it one of the most joyous reads you'll ever ever have.'

'[Emily] writes with verve and vigour, and you will be rooting for her' - Sunday Mirror

'You will cry as much as you'll laugh. A must-read memoir.' - Cosmopolitan

'Emily is both searingly honest and funny, and ultimately gives us hope that things can always get better. *****' - Heat

'Funny yet heartfelt' - Red

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About the Author

Emily Dean is a writer and radio presenter. She is Frank Skinner's co-host on the award-winning Frank Skinner Show (Absolute Radio) and currently presents a hugely successful podcast for The Times called Walking the Dog. She spent eight years as Deputy Editor of InStyle magazine and has written for titles such as The Times, the Evening Standard and You magazine. She lives in London, supports Arsenal and her career highlight was when Mark Gatiss called her 'sci-fi royalty' due to her childhood role in BBC cult series Day of the Triffids.

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As featured on BBC2's Between the Covers 'Glamorous. Heart-breaking. Hilarious. Feminist. Life-changing' Katherine Ryan' I loved this book so much. It's hard to overpraise. So funny and so sad and so hopeful ' Neil Gaiman'A wonderful and very special book'Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt 'Funny, sparklingly honest and heart-breaking' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail 'Heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time! Genuinely couldn't put it down' Alan Carr 'Incredibly moving, always funny and brilliantly written. I urge everyone to read it' Frank Skinner 'LOVELY. Sad and funny and warm and DOGS' Marian Keyes 'Very beautiful and poignant . . . it'll make you laugh and cry in equal measure' Giles Paley-Phillips 'I read it in one sitting - it's so blinking good' Lorraine Kelly 'A book that will leave you smiling but with a lump in your throat' Mail on Sunday , '100 Hottest Summer Books 2019' * The funny, heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led Emily Dean to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted. Growing up with the Deans was a fabulous training ground for many things: ignoring unpaid bills, being the most entertaining guest at dinner, deconstructing poetry. It was never home for the dog Emily craved. Emily shared the lively chaos with her beloved older sister Rachael, her rock. Over the years the sisters bond grew ever closer. As Rachael went on to have the cosy family and treasured dog, Giggle, Emily threw herself into unsettled adventure - dog ownership remaining a distant dream. Then, tragically, Rachael is diagnosed with cancer. In just three devastating years Emily loses not only her sister but both her parents as well. This is the funny heart-breaking, wonderfully told story of how Emily discovers that it is possible to overcome the worst that life can throw at you, that it's never too late to make peace with your past, and that the right time is only ever now, as she finally starts again with her very own dog - the adorable Shih-tzu named Raymond.

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Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton | Hodder Paperback
Published
23rd January 2020
Pages
304
ISBN
9781473671386

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