Bookshop Dogs

by Shaw, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9781991006264
• ISBN10: 1991006268
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-11-05
• Publisher: A&U New Zealand

Summary

Heartwarming and charming stories of dogs and books from the author of The Bookseller at the End of the World.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, traveling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet.

Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hunza, the dog who worked with troubled teens alongside Ruth when she was a youth worker.

This is a window into the wonderful world of Ruth and her generous love of people, books and dogs. It's a must-read for dog fans, book fans and anyone who loved her first book, The Bookseller at the End of the World.


 

Author Biography

Ruth Shaw is the author of The Bookseller at the End of the World. She runs three wee bookshops in remote Manapouri, Fiordland, in the far south of New Zealand.

Table of Contents

AUTHOR’S NOTE
11
PREFACE
13
INTRODUCING HUNZA
17
TWO WEE BOOKSHOPS AND THE SNUG
25
SHADY LADY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER
29
HUNZA — STOLEN
35
LUCKY THE PIG DOG
39
HUNZA — BOOT CAMP
43
NELSON, THE PAGE & BLACKMORE BOOKSHOP DOG
51
HUNZA AND THE MIDNIGHT BUST
57
CAVALIER KING REGGIE
63
HUNZA — A VISIT TO THE CEMETERY
67
TŪĪ THE READING DOG
73
HUNZA ATTENDS NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
79
TALA THE JILL RUSSELL
85
JACK JOINS THE FAMILY
89
HUNZA — A BOY’S BEST FRIEND
93
SAM AND GEM, ‘RETIRED’ SHEEPDOGS
101
HUNZA — THE GIRL WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW
107
BILL THE HUNTING DOG
117
LOCKDOWN DOG
125
ANNE, SPELT WITH AN E
131
ELLIE OF HOME CREEK RESERVE
137
HUNZA — A THIEF IN THE AFTERNOON
143
‘FOREVER TILL WE PART’
147
PIPPA’S TALE
155
ZOOMING WITH BERTIE
165
HUNZA — A GIRL IN A WOMAN’S BODY
173
SUNDAYS IN DANSEYS PASS
177
HUNZA — HOME GUARD
183
COLORADO GYPSY JOHNSON AND THE GIFT OF LOVE
187
HUNZA — THE FIRST BOOKSHOP DOG
195
HANDSOME HANK
203
BERRI THE BEAUTIFUL
209
HUNZA AND THE HEDGEHOG
213
THE CHEMIST’S CANINES
217
YOU WERE NEVER JUST HUNZA
223
SID THE BIRDWATCHER
229
COVE THE BOOKSHOP DOG
235
ALL ABOUT THE DOGS
241
MAXI WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD
249
RAFFERTY THE GENTLE GIANT
255
DOG-SITTING GRACIE
261
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
267
AUTHOR BIO
271