{"product_id":"the-dog-stays-in-the-picture-how-my-rescued-greyhound-helped-me-cope-with-my-empty-nest-paperback","title":"The Dog Stays in the Picture: How My Rescued Greyhound Helped Me Cope with My Empty Nest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Morse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not a book about a dog. I really do prefer my husband--honest. But it's hard to tell the story of our journey into the empty nest, and leave out one particular animal. Which kind of illustrates the problem.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is November 2009, and after mourning the loss of Arrow, their beloved Australian shepherd mutt, Susan and David Morse and family are finally ready to adopt a new dog. David's acting jobs keep him away from home for long stretches of time, the last two teenagers are on their way to college, and this time it's Susan's turn to pick the dog. She probably should have thought a little more carefully before falling for a retired racing greyhound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter Lilly, who lands like a disoriented neutron bomb in Susan's comfortable suburban home after living the first three years of her life in the rugged and ruthless world of the racetrack. Instantly lovable but hopelessly inept at domesticity, Lilly turns out to be more than Susan bargained for, throwing all Susan and David's plans for their long-anticipated, footloose empty-nest years into complete disarray. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Stays in the Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Morse tells the hilarious and moving story of how an anxious dog and a high-strung woman find tranquility together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Morse was educated at Williams College. She has worked as an actress in L.A. and New York and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Habit\u003c\/i\u003e. She now lives in Philadelphia with her husband, David, and their three children, when they're home from college.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584206926117,"sku":"9781497643932","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/YgObbrpaaK9781497643932.webp?v=1781586946","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-dog-stays-in-the-picture-how-my-rescued-greyhound-helped-me-cope-with-my-empty-nest-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}