Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts, Lucy Dillon
Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts, Lucy Dillon
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Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts

Author: Lucy Dillon

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Unabridged: 12 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2012

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

An irresistible novel about women, men, and the dogs that own them. 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.

About Lucy Dillon

Lucy Dillon was born in Cumbria. She now divides her time between London and the Wye Valley, where she lives with her husband and a pair of Basset hounds, Bonham and Violet.

About Jilly Bond

Jilly Bond has worked extensively in theater and radio for many years. Her stage credits include Miranda in The Tempest, Fiona in When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, and Anita in A Small Family Business. She is regularly heard in dramas for Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. She has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narration.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on April 29, 2024

As soon as this cover was in my hands, how could I not want to read it? I am now bringing this review to Goodreads. Premise: Rachel lost her lover, her job and her flat all at once. Now she is looking at her inheritance from her aunt who ran a dog rescue/kennel. She knows nothing about dogs, but thi......more

Goodreads review by Tanja (Tanychy) on April 01, 2012

This is one really sweet and readable story, so 4 stars from me. Just for the record I'm not chick-lit fan at all, so when I give it 4 stars it's really good. Besides I'm dog-lover so I couldn't give it any less. I guess people who like sweet, chick-lit stories will love this one. This is story abou......more

Goodreads review by Melodie on May 11, 2016

The world of canine rescue is the foundation for this sweet story. There are three main vignettes with some minor characters revolving around them. A couple dealing with infertility, a divorced mom of two with the ex from hell and all the attendant heartache and a single career woman, suddenly find......more

Goodreads review by Nina on June 01, 2021

2 часа посред нощта е, но нямах търпение да довърша тази книга. Подейства ми като балсам за душата. Толкова мила, добродушна , гушкава история. Сигурна съм , че след нейния прочит , много хора ще си вземат куче вкъщи. И аз бих го направила пак, ако не живеех в апартамент. Но , моето убеждение е, че това......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on December 04, 2009

Rachel is a bit horrified when she finds out that her Aunt Dot has died and left her entire estate to her. Dot’s legacy is a boarding kennels in the middle of nowhere, a huge house and a lot of debts to go with it, and Rachel doesn’t much fancy moving and becoming at one with the dogs and their owne......more


Quotes

“I loved this book! Heartwarming, real, and entertaining.” 
Katie Fforde, author of Love Letters and Wedding Season 

“Dillon weaves a beautiful and gripping tale of loss, friendship, and starting over that will tug at readers’ heartstrings and keep them hooked till the very end.”  
Publishers Weekly

“Only the hardest of hearts could refuse to cheer for this warm, entertaining, uplifting story of dogs and people rescuing each other.” 
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