Binding: Paperback
Description: Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt a funny and touching tale of aging death friendship and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one - man dog. When his human companion Major Thorkildsen dies Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer's arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in - law. Eager to move in to the Major's spacious house they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren t about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them. Good Dogs Don t Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog's friendship with an elderly woman. Translated from the Norwegian by Marie Otsby
Title: Good Dogs Don't Make It To The South Pole A Novel
Author(s): Thyvold Hans - Olav
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063090712
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 12/14/2021