WEEKENDS WITH DAISY

Book ID/图书代码： 02173011B50440

English Summary/英文概要： Currently in development with CBS Films, this is the emotional and uplifting memoir of a woman who became a volunteer trainer for Daisy, a sweet yellow Lab puppy, and her unique relationship with the inmate who is Daisy’s partner in the Prison PUP program. When Sharron Luttrell, a journalist still deeply mourning the loss of her family dog, found out about a weekend puppy raiser program for a service dog organization, she knew it was just she needed to help her move on. It seemed ideal; pick up a puppy on Friday, return it on Sunday night, get a new puppy each year. No strings attached. Well, it turns out that there were strings – and they tugged at her every Sunday evening when she had to return “her dog” to prison.

This memoir chronicles Sharron’s year co-parenting Daisy, a sweet lab puppy, with Keith, a convicted felon serving a decades-long sentence. As Sharron and Keith develop a rapport based on their brief weekend handovers (an exchange she describes as "divorced parents handing over the kids"), she begins to speculate about what the quiet, gentle Keith could have done to wind up in medium-security prison. When, through an accident of fate, Sharron finally discovers the crime Keith actually committed, she is shaken to her foundation. How can she continue to work with him, knowing what she does? But can she dismiss her personal experience with him, which has been nothing but kind?

Ultimately, she looks to Daisy to pull her through—she must “think like a dog” and react in the present, not the past. Mindful of how much Daisy has taught her in a short time, Sharron can also see how much this special dog has helped Keith learn empathy, remorse, and to face the consequences of his actions. As the two of them work tirelessly to ensure that Daisy passes her final test and fulfills her destiny by becoming a service dog, Sharron tests the limits of her own strength, compassion, and capacity for love.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在美國有所謂的「監獄犬訓練班」(台灣也有相關的推動計畫)，受刑人能夠挑選並專屬照顧自己負責的小狗。這項計畫最大目的，是使受刑人經由訓練幼犬的過程中，重新找到人生的方向與價值，並再次回饋社會，獲得救贖的機會。被訓練長大後的成犬，也能服務需要幫助的人。

這本書深刻描述人與狗之間的友誼動人心弦，不但售出電影版權，Simon & Schuster早先就以高價取得版權。

依然深深哀悼彷彿痛失家人般的Sharron，久久無法忘懷已逝的愛犬。當她偶然發現「監獄犬訓練組織」，她知道如果能參加這項計畫似乎是非常理想的，不但每年都可以飼養訓練新的小狗，只要每週五帶它回家，每週日傍晚回到“狗監獄”，沒有附帶其他任何條件，她還可以找回人生繼續前進的動力。

Sharron的回憶錄記載了一隻幼犬Daisy的成長過程，還有一位重刑犯Keith的內心世界。Sharron和Keith每週的短暫接觸，就好像已經離婚的父母，時間到了就得換人照顧孩子。久而久之Sharron不得不去猜想，舉止文雅的Keith為何會被關進監獄? 當她終於發現Keith曾經犯下的罪行，Sharron的內心開始動搖，她怎麼再能繼續和他一起工作?

於是，一隻聰明的狗改變了Sharron的想法。從Daisy的行為舉止，Sharron看出這隻狗如何幫助Keith學會了關懷與愛。原來，每個人的背後都有許多故事，不應該三言兩語輕易判斷一個人。當一隻狗與兩個人的相遇，他們訓練Daisy的奮鬥過程，其中流露出的情感使他們有著不一樣的人生。

Awards/获奖情况：英文版權六位數售出! This title sold to Simon and Schuster for mid-six figures for World English language. S&S are rushing the book for Fall 2012

About the Author/作者介绍： Sharron Kahn Luttrell至今與家人還在持續每週參與訓練幼犬計畫。身為前任報紙專訪記者，Sharron現在是自由撰稿作家，包括波士頓環球報和波士頓週日雜誌，都有她發表的專欄文章。
Sharron Kahn Luttrell is a former newspaper reporter for a mid-sized daily in Massachusetts. She now works as a freelance writer. Her articles and columns have appeared in publications including the Boston Globe and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. She continues to volunteer for NEADS as a weekend puppy raiser.

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：OPTIONED

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