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My Dog Tulip
Contributor(s): Ackerley, J. R. (Author), Cosham, Ralph (Read by)
ISBN: 1441786406     ISBN-13: 9781441786401
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $17.96  
Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats
Published: August 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Pets | Dogs - General
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
Distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought himself a dog lover when, well into middle age, he came into possession of a German shepherd named Tulip. To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the "ideal friend" he had been seeking in vain for years. My Dog Tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen-year companionship, as well as a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, Ackerley tells of Tulip's often erratic behavior and very canine tastes and of his own fumbling but determined efforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness. My Dog Tulip has been adapted to screen as a major animated feature film with a cast that includes Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, and Isabella Rossellini. It has been heralded as "a stroke of genius" by New York Magazine and "the love story of the year" by Vanity Fair.

Contributor Bio(s): Ackerley, J. R.: -

J. R. Ackerley (1896-1967) was for many years the literary editor of the BBC magazine the Listener. A respected mentor to such younger writers as Christopher Isherwood and W. H. Auden, he was also a longtime friend and literary associate of E. M. Forster. His works include three memoirs--Hindoo Holiday, My Dog Tulip, and My Father and Myself--and a novel, We Think the World of You.

Cosham, Ralph: -

Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery.