Nose Down, Eyes Up, Merrill Markoe
Nose Down, Eyes Up, Merrill Markoe
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Nose Down, Eyes Up
A Novel

Author: Merrill Markoe

Narrator: David Drummond

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/02/2009

Categories: Fiction, Humorous


Synopsis

At forty-seven, Gil is the world's oldest twenty-two-year-old man. He lives rent-free as a handyman in the L.A. summer house of a couple of rich retirees who only come out for vacations. Gruff, shrewdly observant, but perplexed and beleaguered by women since his nasty divorce, Gil has been dating Sara, an animal communicator, long enough to converse freely with all four of his dogs (especially Jimmy, the alpha). When Jimmy learns Gil isn't his biological father, he demands to meet his birth mother, a dog owned by Gil's sexy ex-wife, Eden, now remarried to a much wealthier man. Then Gil's employers take their vacation, forcing him to relocate and setting in motion an odyssey that ultimately shines a light on the root of Gil's problems with women and adulthood by forcing him to move in with his mother.

Filled with the sharp social and sexual insight—and an uncanny understanding of the thought processes of dogs—that have become Merrill Markoe's trademarks, Nose Down, Eyes Up is a howlingly funny story of love, sex, and the meaning of family.

About Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe has won a number of Emmy Awards for her comedy writing on Late Night with David Letterman. She has written for numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, New York Woman, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as television shows, such as Moonlighting and Sex and the City. Merrill is the author of three books of humorous essays and the novels It's My F—ing Birthday and What the Dogs Have Taught Me. She is also coauthor, with Andy Prieboy, of the novel The Psycho Ex Game.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claire on March 06, 2009

Wow, what a disappointment from an author I really, really like. With an ingenious idea first introduced in her previous book, I was so ready to love this book. Love this book forever. Yes, it was funny (this woman can't help but write funny), but the protagonist was so morally bankrupt that I could......more

Goodreads review by Lori on February 02, 2009

If you can suspend your disbelief and accept that Gil can hear dogs talking, you'll enjoy this book. One day, he hears his dog, Jimmy, giving a class to his three other dogs and dogs from the neighborhood about how to get their people to do what they want, including a session on "edible or inedible.......more

Goodreads review by Erik on March 10, 2017

Bought this new at the Madison Square Garden Borders when they were going out of business.......more

Goodreads review by Molly on May 13, 2023

My aunt lent me this. I kind of absolutely hated the main character and the women he surrounded himself with. Dog groomer was cool, Milt was good. The dogs were GREAT though. Adorable and pretty funny. Dink was easily my favorite. It was also nice to watch the main character grow a little. Even thou......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 22, 2009

Fun ideas about what dogs may really be thinking. A fast read probably best saved for vacation.......more