Description
<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding "No"; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>
Story Behind The Book
I have to admit that the idea for the story involving a week of Will Gailey's life came out of the blue. I write fiction concerning the biblical End of Days, but this story is a departure from that theme.
My protagonist Will is in physical, mental, and spiritual pain because of an event that's shaken the very core of his existence. Because of the pain he has a "Jones" that he knows he needs to get free of. Can he kick the Jones? Because of his trauma his personality has changed, but does he ever become his old self again? He places the blame for all of this malady on someone who should be his hope and his peace; does he ever come to reconciliation with this "someone"?
Does Will even recover and survive? You'll have to read the story to know the answers to that question and so many others!
