Sometimes a body just needs a good laugh! I mentioned in my last edition that I was recovering from a bout of severe Vitamin D deficiency. I was pretty much laid low, with not much energy for most of my daily tasks. Even my daily pleasures.
So what a treat it was to indulge in my favorite pastime: reading! And what a treat SURVIVING HENRY, by Erin Taylor Young was! What better medicine is there than a good laugh? Answer: a great story, filled with both humor and tender moments between the author and her boxer.
What I loved about this book is you don’t have to be a dog owner to enjoy the absolutely hysterical situations Henry draws the author into.
The tales of swimming, doggy obedience training and his ability to turn on the charm at will were my favorites.
Many passages were shared with my hubby when my giggles and laughter piqued his curiosity. He loved the stories, too!
You don’t have to be a dog lover to love this book. Ms. Young’s easy style of humor weaves into the story with insight and poignancy, and will draw you into the book from the first page.
But if you have ever raised a puppy, this story will resonate with you, will have you laughing through your tears, and will warm your heart.
About Erin Taylor Young:
Erin Taylor Young has a remarkable gift for making her readers laugh out loud even as she’s delivering hard truths about living a life of faith. Her down-to-earth writing style invites readers into the books that God has given her and sends them away refreshed and assured that we’re not in this gig alone. Her first humorous nonfiction, Surviving Henry: Adventures in Loving a Canine Catastrophe, will release in August, 2014.
Erin has written for Today’s Christian Woman, Thriving Family, Outdoor Guide, and Midwest Outdoors. In 2013 she received a Higher Goals award from the Evangelical Press Association. She was a finalist in the 2012 Genesis contest and a category finalist in the Phoenix Rattler 2011-2012 writing contest for her contemporary fiction.
Erin resides in Oklahoma with her well-meaning husband, their polar-opposite sons, and a non-compliant dog. When she isn’t writing or rescuing the dog from mortal danger, she works in a library where she gets to wander among books.
Find her at: http://www.erintayloryoung.com and at: https://www.facebook.com/ErinTaylorYoung
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Erin ~ thank you for stopping by! I loved reading Surviving Henry! Congratulations on your book, and I look forward to more!
Rebecca, thanks for taking the time to read and review Surviving Henry! You are a dear sweet lady and I hope you’re feeling completely recovered from your vitamin D deficiency!