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LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE
BY DR. NICK TROUT
THANKS TO JENNIFER AND THE
FINE FOLKS AT RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS,
I HAVE TWO COPIES OF THIS
WONDERFUL BOOK TO GIVE AWAY!
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LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE
BY DR. NICK TROUT
ABOUT THE BOOK:
From instant New York Times bestseller, Dr. Nick Trout comes another touching and heartfelt story from the front lines of veterinary medicine—the story of two dogs who forever changed the way he thought about life, death, fate and love.
Meanwhile, fourteen-month-old miniature pinscher Cleo keeps breaking one leg after another which devastates her poor owner, Sandi. While Cleo is visiting Sandi's daughter, Sonja, in Bermuda, she succumbs to yet another fracture. Distraught that the injury happened on her watch, Sonja makes a plan to fly Cleo to Boston to get the specialist care she needs before Sandi even finds out. Enter Dr. Trout who presides over what should be a fairly routine surgery. What happens next forever links two families, their dogs and a beloved veterinarian and teaches them all a lesson about grace that resonates to this day.
Love is the Best Medicine immerses you in the true life drama of beloved pets whose lives hang in the balance. Every page underscores the profound bond we have with the animals in our lives and the incredible responsibility Nick carries as their healer. Certainly Dr. Trout has an impressive array of fancy equipment, training and skills at his disposable, but his most important tool (as he persuasively illustrates here) is a fundamental belief in the power of hope, humility, and grace.
Wry, charming, and intensely affecting, Love is the Best Medicine is a one of a kind story only the winsome Dr. Trout could deliver and is destined to become a favorite for animal lovers.
LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE CAN BE BOUGHT HERE IF YOU WANT A COPY NOW!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nick Trout graduated from veterinary school at the University of Cambridge, England, in 1989. He is a diplomat of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and a staff surgeon at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, daughters, and two dogs: Meg, a yellow Labrador, and Sophie, a Jack Russell terrier. You can find Dr. Trout on Facebook at www.facebook.com//DrNickTrout
REVIEW:
Dr. Nick Trout‘s LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE is a dog lovers book, and if you aren‘t a dog lover, you will quickly become one thanks to this delightfully tender story the author presents. It is mainly the story of two dogs that are patients of Dr. Trout. The two dogs are Helen, an older cocker spaniel that was abandoned, and Cleo, a young Miniature Pinscher, and both of them have some significant health issues. The story is mostly told from their two viewpoints by alternating the chapters. The dogs become remarkably connected but amazingly never meet.
The story shows how the connection and unselfish love between a human and their pet can result in poignant as well as valuable lessons. Dr. Trout writes from the heart and you can tell that his dedication to all the animals he cares for are important to him. He not only treats the animal, but the owners as well. The relationship he witnessed between Cleo and his owner taught Dr. Trout about that special unselfish connection that a human and their animal can have. This knowledge allows the doctor to go on and treat Helen and thus provide her with more years to support, and be with, those who love her. Although this is really the story of Helen and Cleo, Dr. Trout also writes about other animals that are his patients thus granting the reader even more inside advice and insight into animal care and behaviors.
LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE is a story that I think everyone will love and is also a quick read. I finished it on a rather short plane ride recently and while my plane soared to bring me home, this story made my heart do the same!
GIVEAWAYFrom instant New York Times bestseller, Dr. Nick Trout comes another touching and heartfelt story from the front lines of veterinary medicine—the story of two dogs who forever changed the way he thought about life, death, fate and love.
Helen is an older cocker spaniel found neglected and abandoned in a restaurant parking lot one rainy night. Despite her mangy condition and terrible smell, Ben and Eileen fall in love with the pitiful creature and decide to take her in. But just as Helen is rescued from a sad life on the streets and enveloped in a loving home with all the creature comforts an old dog could ask for, a tumor is discovered and she's given a devastating prognosis. All Ben and Eileen want is for Helen to beat the odds and survive for one more summer so that she can have one chance to swim in the ocean on the family's annual trip to Prince Edward Island. In short, they want a miracle.
Meanwhile, fourteen-month-old miniature pinscher Cleo keeps breaking one leg after another which devastates her poor owner, Sandi. While Cleo is visiting Sandi's daughter, Sonja, in Bermuda, she succumbs to yet another fracture. Distraught that the injury happened on her watch, Sonja makes a plan to fly Cleo to Boston to get the specialist care she needs before Sandi even finds out. Enter Dr. Trout who presides over what should be a fairly routine surgery. What happens next forever links two families, their dogs and a beloved veterinarian and teaches them all a lesson about grace that resonates to this day.
Love is the Best Medicine immerses you in the true life drama of beloved pets whose lives hang in the balance. Every page underscores the profound bond we have with the animals in our lives and the incredible responsibility Nick carries as their healer. Certainly Dr. Trout has an impressive array of fancy equipment, training and skills at his disposable, but his most important tool (as he persuasively illustrates here) is a fundamental belief in the power of hope, humility, and grace.
Wry, charming, and intensely affecting, Love is the Best Medicine is a one of a kind story only the winsome Dr. Trout could deliver and is destined to become a favorite for animal lovers.
LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE CAN BE BOUGHT HERE IF YOU WANT A COPY NOW!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nick Trout graduated from veterinary school at the University of Cambridge, England, in 1989. He is a diplomat of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and a staff surgeon at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, daughters, and two dogs: Meg, a yellow Labrador, and Sophie, a Jack Russell terrier. You can find Dr. Trout on Facebook at www.facebook.com//DrNickTrout
REVIEW:
Dr. Nick Trout‘s LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE is a dog lovers book, and if you aren‘t a dog lover, you will quickly become one thanks to this delightfully tender story the author presents. It is mainly the story of two dogs that are patients of Dr. Trout. The two dogs are Helen, an older cocker spaniel that was abandoned, and Cleo, a young Miniature Pinscher, and both of them have some significant health issues. The story is mostly told from their two viewpoints by alternating the chapters. The dogs become remarkably connected but amazingly never meet.
The story shows how the connection and unselfish love between a human and their pet can result in poignant as well as valuable lessons. Dr. Trout writes from the heart and you can tell that his dedication to all the animals he cares for are important to him. He not only treats the animal, but the owners as well. The relationship he witnessed between Cleo and his owner taught Dr. Trout about that special unselfish connection that a human and their animal can have. This knowledge allows the doctor to go on and treat Helen and thus provide her with more years to support, and be with, those who love her. Although this is really the story of Helen and Cleo, Dr. Trout also writes about other animals that are his patients thus granting the reader even more inside advice and insight into animal care and behaviors.
LOVE IS THE BEST MEDICINE is a story that I think everyone will love and is also a quick read. I finished it on a rather short plane ride recently and while my plane soared to bring me home, this story made my heart do the same!
THANKS TO JENNIFER AND THE
FINE FOLKS AT RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS,
I HAVE TWO COPIES OF THIS
WONDERFUL BOOK TO GIVE AWAY!
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION, OR REVIEW, ABOVE THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING AND MIGHT ATTRACT YOU AND MAKE YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK
+1 MORE ENTRY: GO HERE TO READ AN EXCERPT OF THE BOOK AND COMMENT ABOUT IT.
+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ANY ONE OF THE "REVIEW/PRAISES" THAT ARE WRITTEN HERE AND COME BACK AND TELL WHOSE YOU LIKED THE BEST
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