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Conversations with My Dog: About our journeys and finding the way home
By Hannah Gold
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Conversations with My Dog by Hannah Gold is a tale for those who love to seek new adventures and the promise of following their dreams, or nose, into the unknown.
In a fast-paced world, driven by material achievement and the fear of loss; clarity can seem hard to find. Sometimes answers can come from the most surprising sources. When the author found herself confronted with challenges, she discovered, to her surprise, that wisdom came not from a philosophical master or spiritual guide, but her puppy named Monty. On the road with him, she learns to stop and ask him questions. He answers her through demonstrating the values of simplicity, fun and love of exploration.
This description of the conversations that developed between them is a tale about rediscovering direction in life. It gives a light-hearted, gently thought-provoking account of the bigger journey of working out how to live.
The search for the way ahead is the metaphor that illustrates the eternal bond of loyalty between a dog and its humanand makes this tale transcend normal conversation.
‘Even when we are in small bodies, we have big spirits.’ Writes Hannah Gold, relaying the replies of her wise four-legged friend, to her questions about life.
‘The very young always know why they are here. Because they haven’t forgotten. Sometimes life muddles things up with too many thoughts. But the heart is ageless.’
Hannah’s illustrations were created from sketches she made of Monty on their travels. These drawings provide a visual tapestry, depicting their journey together to inspire readers in finding their own path.
Conversations with My Dog is an ideal companion for people considering significant change or embarking on a new direction, however uncertain, or even just searching for a little extra companionship and inspiration.
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Hannah Gold
Hannah Gold is the author of The Last Bear and The Lost Whale. She grew up in a family where books, animals, and the beauty of the outside world were ever present, and is passionate about writing stories that share her love of the planet. She now lives in the UK with her tortoise, her cat, and her husband and, when not writing, is busy hunting for her next big animal story as well as practicing her roar.
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Conversations with My Dog - Hannah Gold
First published 2022
Copyright © Hannah Gold 2022
The right of Hannah Gold to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the copyright holder.
Published under licence by Brown Dog Books and
The Self-Publishing Partnership Ltd, 10b Greenway Farm, Bath Rd,
Wick, nr. Bath BS30 5RL
www.selfpublishingpartnership.co.uk
ISBN printed book: 978-1-83952-586-5
ISBN e-book: 978-1-83952-587-2
Illustrations by Hannah Gold
Cover and internal design by Andrew Prescott
Printed and bound in the UK
This book is printed on FSC® certified paper
This book is dedicated to Monty, my best friend and teacher, with whom I rediscovered the wonder of the Out There.
And to my friends Paquita and Paul who brought him into my life one unexpected, midwinter afternoon.
Contents
Introduction
Welcome
Introduction
It is often said that ‘home is where the heart is’, but recently I have come to think that it is more than that. Home is the place the heart makes us seek. It is the place that the person we have not yet become makes us stretch to find as if we somehow carry a forwards-echo of it even before knowing its outward face.
At the closing of an old year, the arrival in my life of my sweet friend, Monty, was followed closely by a convergence of circumstances that meant I found myself unexpectedly seeking a new place to live for us both and having to take him with me on many roads, all too frequently without any view of success in sight. My dear, loyal friend threw himself
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