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By education and experience - Accountant with a specialty in taxation. Formerly a CPA (license has lapsed). Masters degree in law of taxation from University of Denver. Now retired. Part time work during baseball season as receptionist & switchboard operator for the Colorado Rockies. This gig feeds my soul in ways I have trouble articulating. One daughter, and four grandchildren. I share the house with two cats; a big goof of a cat called Grinch (named as a joke for his easy going "whatever" disposition); and Lady, a shelter adoptee with a regal bearing and sweet little soprano voice. I would be very bereft if it ever becomes necessary to keep house without a cat.
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A special book
SIGHT HOUND by Pam Houston, W W Norton, publisher
A love story in every pleasant sense of the word. The main character's dog is an Irish wolfhound who is dying of cancer. I don't feel too guilty about spilling that important fact - the author pops you in the face with it before page 30. There are a myriad of voices in the tale - 4 women, at least 4 men, two dogs, a cat, and a few other peripheal characters who are given a chance to provide an enriching point of view before they drift out of the story line.
I found myself reading with a huge lump in my throat much of the time, yet this book is not a downer by any stretch of the imagination. Readers who find satisfaction and centering for their lives when they care for animals, whether household pets, zoo residents, or commercial livestock will respond with understanding to this story, I think.
Houston lives in Colorado, and her book is laced with geographical references to a wide variety of Colorado persons, locales and events. The timelines of real events are kind of scrunched together, and mixed up, but still recognizeable. She does an excellent job of pulling them all into the point she tries to make, which is that every relationship we find precious has important lessons for us about the nature and rewards of love.
A love story in every pleasant sense of the word. The main character's dog is an Irish wolfhound who is dying of cancer. I don't feel too guilty about spilling that important fact - the author pops you in the face with it before page 30. There are a myriad of voices in the tale - 4 women, at least 4 men, two dogs, a cat, and a few other peripheal characters who are given a chance to provide an enriching point of view before they drift out of the story line.
I found myself reading with a huge lump in my throat much of the time, yet this book is not a downer by any stretch of the imagination. Readers who find satisfaction and centering for their lives when they care for animals, whether household pets, zoo residents, or commercial livestock will respond with understanding to this story, I think.
Houston lives in Colorado, and her book is laced with geographical references to a wide variety of Colorado persons, locales and events. The timelines of real events are kind of scrunched together, and mixed up, but still recognizeable. She does an excellent job of pulling them all into the point she tries to make, which is that every relationship we find precious has important lessons for us about the nature and rewards of love.
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