Fans of Marley and Me
will find a new dog to cheer for in Wilson's (Beauty
) insightful heart-tugger about Adam March, a Boston man recovering from the shame of a foolish crime, and Chance, a scrappy pit bull mix trying to escape the illegal dogfight circuit. Adam, 46, is a ruthless self-made millionaire married to an icy socialite living a picture-perfect existence that includes a teen princess daughter. Then he loses his job for slapping his assistant, Sophie, full across the face after she gives him a message that reads: “Your sister called.” Forty years ago, Adam's sister, Veronica, ran away leaving Adam with their widowed dad, who subsequently placed Adam into foster care. For his violent act, Adam is sentenced to perform community service at a homeless men's shelter where the adorable Chance teaches Adam about survival and what matters. Chance tells his story in his own words, which makes his mistreatment and return to the fighting pit powerfully disturbing. Combined with Wilson's unflinching portrayal of Adam's struggle to overcome his past, Old Yeller
's got nothing on this very good man and his dog story. (Mar.)
Details
Reviewed on: 10/12/2009
Genre: Fiction
Compact Disc - 978-1-4272-7752-7
Compact Disc - 978-1-4272-0923-8
Downloadable Audio - 1 pages - 978-0-7927-7032-9
Hardcover - 427 pages - 978-1-4104-2574-4
Mass Market Paperbound - 336 pages - 978-1-250-05979-6
Other - 320 pages - 978-1-4299-5930-8
Paperback - 336 pages - 978-0-312-66295-0
Paperback - 310 pages - 978-1-250-04232-3
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