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A Dog's Life Author: Woof! Woof! After so many books by our two-legged "best friends" that try to decipher our "secret lives", it's so nice to have someone of our kind tell it like it really is. A dog's life can be very a good one indeed, especially if you are as lucky as the hero of our story to find an aimable human companion like Mayle, author of A Year in Pr... more » and Hotel Pastis. In this charming... memoir, Boy, a shaggy but highly intelligent canine of mysterious lineage (we never use the politically incorrect "mutt"), recounts his humble beginnings with his 12 siblings, his abandonment by his mother and later by his unpleasant owner, and his wanderings through the Provencal countryside until he is adopted by the Mayles (an event also recounted in Toujours Provence). Judging from Edward Koren's drawings, what Boy lacks in devasting good looks is made up by his plucky personality... -- Library Journal
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The story of a stray in Provence told in his own witty, funny words.
Very acute observations of the human animal in its many forms.
Very acute observations of the human animal in its many forms.
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Hysterical!
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Very dry humor, but still amusing. it's a pretty quick read.
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