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When the abandoned strays from a local dogs' home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing. Rachel's aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennels. But since her life has collapsed... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rachel Fielding: Thirty-nine year old Rachel is having a really bad year. After losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend, Rachel has inherited her late aunt's house, her beloved border collie, and a crowded rescue kennel, despite the fact that she knows almost nothing about dogs. Still, considering her limited options, she gamely takes up the challenge of running the kennel. And as Rachel starts finding new homes for the abandoned strays, it turns out that it might not just be the dogs that need rescuing
- Valerie: Rachel's mother
- Dot: Rachel's late aunt
- Freda Shackley: Ted's wife
- Ken: Rachel's father
- Oliver Wrigley: Rachel's ex-boyfriend
- Dr. George Fenwick: Veterinarian
- Ted Shackley: Add a description of this character.
- Megan
- Johnny Hodge
- Natalie: Johnny's wife
- Zoe Graham: A single mother of two boys, Spencer and Leo
- David: Zoe's ex-husband
- Spencer: Zoe and David's son
- Leo: Zoe and David's youngest son
- Dr. Bill Harper: Doctor at Longhampton Park Surgery
- Lauren: nurse at the health
- Kath Wrigley: Oliver's wife
- Bertie: dog
- Lulu: dog
- Chester: dog
- Amelia
- Dr. Carthy
- Jennifer
- Selina
- Mrs. Barratt
- Dorothy
- Gerald Flint
- Oskar
- Bonham
- Becky
- Tara
- Jack
- Paul
- Mummy
- Darren
- Hannah
- Pippin
- Maria Purcell
- Grace
Quotes edit
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“...they looked like a pair of Edwardian suffragist-gardeners.”
First Sentence edit
When February started, Rachel Fielding had a middling-to-glamorous career doing PR for internet companies, a boyfriend who regularly bought her flowers and dressed better than she did, a cleaner, and a skin-age three years younger than her actual age, which was thirty-nine.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 88 of 121 in Znanje - Knjiga dostupna svima. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lucy Dillon (Author)
Awards edit
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
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