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
Gwendolyn Noles is a potent new voice in the field of prescription addiction and recovery. With her first book A SEASON IN HELL, she examines the downward spiral of drug abuse she underwent after getting hooked on Xanax. The journey is Odyssean in its magnitude and she comes out of it stronger and with a voice that is right for the time in which we live.
With her second book TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON: A GUIDE TO STARTING OVER, Noles' voice grows stronger and she offers in a no-holds-barred style the lessons she learned that allowed her to evolve after she lost all her worldly things. She makes it clear that what she gained in the process--the wisdom and strength to go on--are of greater value than what she lost. She offers heartfelt and strong words to those seeking direct, tangible answers about how to start anew after bad circumstances.
