Ask Bob A Novel

by Gethers, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780805093315
• ISBN10: 0805093311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-08-06
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Summary

A wise, witty, sometimes heart-breaking love story about a pet doctor who discovers that the best relationships are often the most surprising Dr. Robert Heller is one of New York City's leading veterinarians, and his "Ask Dr. Bob" advice column is hugely popular among pet-lovers. Yet Dr. Bob understands animals a lot better than people, and he definitely could use some advice of his ownespecially when it comes to his family. His father is angry and controlling, his mother is nearly invisible, and his brother seems bent on destroying not just his own life but the lives of everyone around him. As for Bob's wife Anna, she is all but perfect, assuming one can ignore her own colorful but deeply dysfunctional clan. And then, just when Bob thinks he's figured out what it takes to thrive in the human world as comfortably as he does among cats, dogs, and hamsters, tragedy strikes. How can he go on living when he is suddenly, soul-killingly alone? In previous books, Peter Gethers has written charmingly about what a man can learn from a beloved cat. Now he ventures into new territory with a funny, touching novel about a pet doctor who finds out what it means to be human, and what a family must do to truly become a family. Full of unforgettable characters, this dazzling novel will remind everyone that sometimes we need a lot more than love to make the world go aroundbut that love is an awfully good place to start.

Author Biography

Peter Gethers is the author of The Cat Who Went to Paris, the first book in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat Norton. When not writing memoirs and novels, he is a screenwriter, playwright, book publisher, and film and television producer. He is also the co-creator and co-producer of the hit off-Broadway play, Old Jews Telling Jokes, and one of the co-creators of Rotisserie League Baseball, which begat the fantasy sports craze. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.