WALKING IN CIRCLES BEFORE LYING DOWN: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 08880006B04802

English Summary/英文概要： Dawn Tarnauer’s life isn’t exactly a success story. Already twice divorced, the young Californian is too busy job-hopping to start a career, her current boyfriend insists on living “off the grid,” her Life Coach sister perpetually interferes with incomprehensible affirmations, her eccentric mother is busy promoting the culmination of her life’s work: The Every Holiday Tree, and her father is ending his brief third marriage while scheduling two dates for the same night. Dawn’s only source of security and comfort, it seems, is Chuck, a pit-bull mix from the pound. So, when her boyfriend announces that he’s leaving her for another woman, a despairing Dawn turns to Chuck for solace. “I should have said something sooner,” Chuck confides, as he tries to console her. “Couldn’t you smell her on his pants?” Dawn is stunned. It’s one thing to talk to your pets, but what do you do when they start talking back? It’s not just Chuck, either; she can hear all dogs–and man’s best friend has a lot to say. The ever-enthusiastic Chuck offers his tried-and-true advice on the merits of knocking over garbage and strewing it everywhere, auxiliary competitive peeing etiquette, and the curative powers of tossing a ball. Doubtful of her own sanity, Dawn considers that, in the ways of life and love, it might be better to trust Chuck’s doggie instincts instead of her own. Filled with sharp wit, biting humor, and canine conversation that would make Doctor Dolittle’s jaw drop, Merrill Markoe’s engaging, cleverly written novel is about the confusing search for love and the divine acts of dog.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Dawn Tarnauer的人生真是一塌糊涂。这个年轻的加州女人已经离过两次婚了，现在她正忙于找工作，而他的现任男友坚持不拘一格的生活，她的妹妹永远有让人不能理解的主张，她古怪的母亲正忙于自己的工作，她的父亲一边仓促地结束自己第三段婚姻一边一个晚上为自己安排两场约会。对于Dawn来说，她的爱狗Chuck是她唯一的安慰。所以，当她男友提出分手时，绝望的她向Chuck诉说她的痛苦。Chuck向女主人透露说“我早该提醒你，你应该趁早闻闻他裤子的味道。”Dawn很吃惊，主人向爱狗倾诉是很正常的事，可是没想到这动物还会回话。而且Dawn不仅能听到她自己宠物的声音，所有狗这个人类的好朋友的声音她都能听到。Dawn认为也许她应该相信狗的直觉。书中充满了机智幽默的狗语令大家捧腹。作者这部灵活生动的小说将为我们呈现人类追寻爱情时的困惑和狗表现出的高尚的行为。

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About the Author/作者介绍： 艾美奖得主作家Merrill Markoe是三本幽默散文的作者和小说It’s My F---ing Birthday的作者，他也曾与Andy Prieboy合著小说The Psycho Ex Game. 她曾是电台节目主持人，电视台记者，也曾为电视、电影以及许多出版撰写文稿。她住在洛杉矶。
Emmy Award—winning writer Merrill Markoe has authored three books of humorous essays and the novel It’s My F---ing Birthday, as well as co-authoring (with Andy Prieboy) the novel The Psycho Ex Game. She has worked as a radio host and a TV correspondent, and has written for television, movies, and a delightful assortment of publications. She lives in Los Angeles, if you can call that living.

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