Sophie From Romania

A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog

von

Cellan-Jones, Rory

BuchGebunden

304 Seiten

Englisch

Vintage Publishingerscheint am10.10.2024

*AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW* | 'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' Jojo Moyes | 'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' Niall HarbisonHow do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas 2022, former BBC journalist and award-nominated podcaster Rory Cellan-Jones received a special delivery that changed the course of his life. This is the story of #SophieFromRomania, told in full for the first time.In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily pandemic walks which alleviated his Parkinson´s Disease symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane contemplated opening up their hearts again and came across a dog listing for a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home´.Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London in a van from Central Europe on 17th December. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together - unaware it is more than a year ahead. Sophie from Romania follows the journey of her adoption - from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first foray outside - as Roryand Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie´s trust, and navigate Rory´s Parkinson´s diagnosis.This is a moving story of growing together through love, kindness and a lot of patience, revealing how adopting pets can be challenging but also full of rewarding moments. It´s also a celebration of rescue dogs, and communit,y as Rory uplifts fellow Romanian dog owners and his new friends from the #SophieFromRomania hashtag.mehr

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Klappentext*AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW* | 'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' Jojo Moyes | 'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' Niall HarbisonHow do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas 2022, former BBC journalist and award-nominated podcaster Rory Cellan-Jones received a special delivery that changed the course of his life. This is the story of #SophieFromRomania, told in full for the first time.In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily pandemic walks which alleviated his Parkinson´s Disease symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane contemplated opening up their hearts again and came across a dog listing for a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home´.Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London in a van from Central Europe on 17th December. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together - unaware it is more than a year ahead. Sophie from Romania follows the journey of her adoption - from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first foray outside - as Roryand Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie´s trust, and navigate Rory´s Parkinson´s diagnosis.This is a moving story of growing together through love, kindness and a lot of patience, revealing how adopting pets can be challenging but also full of rewarding moments. It´s also a celebration of rescue dogs, and communit,y as Rory uplifts fellow Romanian dog owners and his new friends from the #SophieFromRomania hashtag.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-5299-1858-8

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Vintage Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr2024

Erscheinungsdatum10.10.2024

Seiten304 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 162 mm, Höhe 242 mm, Dicke 30 mm

Gewicht525 g