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ISBN-10: 1636141706
ISBN-13: 9781636141701
Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publish Date: 05/07/2024
Dimensions: 7.10" L, 5.10" W, 0.60" H

Buster: A Dog

Hardcover

Price: $19.95

Overview

EVER WONDER WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A DOG? Buster is the story of one dog’s lifelong journey, as told by the animal himself.

A strong and proud boxer, he spends his early days with a loving family in a public housing complex in Washington, DC. Abruptly, he is taken away by an abusive, alcoholic man, plunging Buster into a challenging, nightmarish existence. Over the course of his life, he will experience homelessness, tragedy, a harrowing stay in a shelter, and acts of kindness, including his adoption by an older gentleman grieving the death of his wife.

At his peak, Buster lives with a young marijuana dealer who runs a profitable but dangerous business in the city. Along the way, Buster befriends other dogs and witnesses the best and worst aspects of humanity. As the seasons change, and change again, he begins to understand the finality of existence and in turn learns to appreciate the gift of life.

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Everything George Pelecanos writes is an occasion. You can't wait to dive back into his world of hard truths, flashes of beauty, the crushing weight of sudden loss. With his latest, a deceptively simple story of a dog navigating his way through various homes and owners in DC becomes a much larger parable of urban survival (and occasional, fleeting triumph) among the disenfranchised, the forgotten.–Megan Abbott, author of Beware the Woman
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Details

ISBN-10: 1636141706
ISBN-13: 9781636141701
Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publish Date: 05/07/2024
Dimensions: 7.10" L, 5.10" W, 0.60" H
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