A powerful and heartfelt memoir. After her mother's sudden death and the
end of a passionate relationship brought her close to breakdown, Amanda
Brookfield needed something to revive her optimistic spirit. Her two
sons had left home and she found herself feeling fragile. She decided
that the first step to recovery would be a trip to collect a gorgeous
doodle puppy called Mabel. In this powerful and heartfelt memoir, Amanda
takes us along with her on her journey as a new dog owner. Dragged her
out of her shell for daily walks by Mabel brings the outside world
knocking on her door: conversations with other dog owners brings new
friends, and the shift brings with it reflections and a deeper insight
into her relationship with her mother as well as other relationships in
her life and how she feels about herself. Mabel has helped her take
stock of her past, enlivened her present and reawakened her sense of a
future. Who could have known that owning a dog would be the path to
taking back true ownership of herself?