Larry and the Dog People
by J. Paul Henderson
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Pub Date Jul 27 2017 | Archive Date Nov 01 2017
Oldcastle Books | No Exit Press
Description
Larry MacCabe is a man who needs people more than most ... the problem for Larry is that most people have little need for him.
Larry MacCabe is a retired academic, a widower, and until a chance meeting with the administrator of a care home, also friendless. At her suggestion he adopts a Basset Hound and joins her one Saturday at Georgetown’s Volta Park. He becomes a regular visitor, and for the first time in his life the member of a gang. While his new companions prepare for the annual Blessing of the Animals service on the Feast Day of St Francis, Larry puts the finishing touches to a conference paper he’s due to present in Jerusalem and arranges a house-sitter. Neither the service nor his visit to Israel go to plan, and on his return Larry is charged with conspiring to blow up a church and complicity in the deaths of four people. All that stands between him and conviction is a personal injury lawyer – and things for Larry aren’t looking good...
Advance Praise
'Deftly handled with an offbeat humour and a deal of worldly compassion' - Jon Wise, Sunday Sport
'J Paul Henderson is someone to watch out for' - The Bookbag
'If The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared was a book you enjoyed then I'm sure this book will delight and entertain you just as much.' - Library Thing
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781843448549 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
susan b, Reviewer
Apparently I did not fully read the book's synopsis because I was startled by the church explosion. Guess I was interested in the book the minute I found out some old guy got a dog. Dog = me wanting to read the book. So wasn't it a wonderful surprise to find myself reading a funny little story about a retired man, Larry, who reminded me of Professor Slughorn from Harry Potter and the interesting people he meets after getting a dog? The poor guy is so smart and has so much great knowledge to share with a bunch of people who just don't care! But unlike Slughorn, Larry gets himself a dog and through that event finds himself the member of a little group of people who meet regularly at the dog park. From there it is a series of missteps that culminate in Larry being arrested for blowing up a church, a domino effect, somewhat like a quirky adult version of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Mr. Henderson must have an odd sense of humor, but the book is written so lovingly with each character being handcrafted with its own unique characteristics. At one point he describes how a character gained a lot of weight. I stopped and read the section out loud to my son because it was so beautiful. Just a great read!
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