A family's old, beloved dog takes a final road trip to help his people find forgiveness and healing.
Meg
Gorton finds herself alone and lonely in Florida. Three years earlier,
she packed what she could fit into her sister's car, told her husband,
Gary, where he could find her, and asked him to take care of Moses,
their beloved black Labrador. For years, she'd tried to talk Gary into
moving away from their home in Woodstock, Virginia. They both needed a
fresh start after a painful loss and when their grandson Troy graduates
from high school, Meg knows it's time. But Meg also knows that if she
wants a new beginning, she'll have to do it alone. Now, with some
looming health issues, Meg has a plan to finally bring Gary to Gulf
Breeze.
Gary wasn't able to move on the same way Meg did. Haunted
by the family's tragedy, and painfully aware of his guilt because he
feels so responsible, he's stuck with nothing but a gig as owner
and driver of the bus for his local minor league baseball team. And, of
course, he still thinks about the day his wife drove away. At least he
still has Moses, who is always willing to listen when Gary talks about
his regrets and all the things he should have done differently.
Everything
changes when Meg writes Gary a letter with a surprise request. She
wants him to bring Moses to Florida so she can see Moses one last time.
Gary is reluctant to go, but Troy loves the idea and suggests they could
even travel together on Gary's bus. Along the way, Gary takes a detour
to visit Troy's ex-girlfriend, Grace—the one who got away. Gary might
not know how to fix things with his wife, but he knows he doesn't want
Troy to make the same mistakes he did.
Although Moses is just a dog, he's very observant. He knows
things—like that Gary hasn't been the same since Meg left, Troy is
hiding something, and Grace's fingers smell like bacon. It doesn't take
long for Moses to learn they are going on a road trip to see Meg. He
misses her and senses Gary's loneliness. He also knows he's an old dog
and that his time is near, but there are still important things only he
can do.
Even the Dog Knows is a novel that will take
readers on a thousand-mile journey to meet strangers and find
forgiveness, understanding, healing, and the meaning of true and lasting
love.
Review:
This book reads a lot like a memoir, especially for the first 2/3rds or so. It's kind of a slow, meandering, we'll get there when we get there sort of story. Until it's not. It really picks up in the last half, and I had a hard time putting it down to go do whatever needed doing. I also experienced all of the emotions - happy, angry, sad, etc. This isn't my typical genre to read, but I enjoyed it. I don't always need fast-paced stories, and sometimes I like reading books that send me through the emotional wringer. (This one definitely did that.) Plus, I love road trips, so it was fun to read about their experience with that. Mostly, this is a book about forgiveness, and the journey each of these people took to get there.
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