My Life with George: What I Learned about Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive) Dog

by Judith Summers

Book Overview

For anyone who has ever loved an incorrigible pet or known what it was like to lose a loved one, My Life with George is the hilarious and moving account of the impossible but adorable George.

When Judith Summers first met George, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who would change her life, she and her young son, Joshua, were mourning the deaths of her husband and her father, who had died barely two weeks apart.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401322441
• ISBN13: 9781401322441
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 17 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 12 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Miss our little guy

George looked so much like our Ramon who recently passed at age 14 that I had to buy the book if not just for the cover. Funny & sweet. A good read.

Such a page turner!

This story, for the likes of myself, a truly passionate Cavvie owner, is so 'familiar' and yet continually enlightening and heartwarming. This little guy is not an easy subject as he gets himself into so many scrapes over the years, and I found myself regretting reaching the end of the story, wondering what else happened to him afterwards. There is something so special about this breed (not half biased!) that I feel just about any Cavvie lover and owner could write a beatiful story about their own little 'friend' and we would all love reading every page. George's mum has endeared him to so many even that I know of myself who have been so keen to get hold of this book. He's a real winner! Love you George!

This is the Best Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Book Ever!

This book is a must-read for any and all dog lovers.Some of the other reviewers thought that George,the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,was not in enough.It is true that there are some chapters that he is not in.Many people compared this book with Marley & Me:Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog,and they said that it is better than My Life with George because Marley was in more than George,but Marley was not in some chapters,too.They are both great books.Please come to the Discussions to talk about dogs.Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

entertained and informed

The book makes for not just a good laugh, but cleverly interwoven into the story are little nuggets of useful information for any cavalier owner. For the non cavalier owner, an open and no holds barred look at life and what shades it can assume after the passing of a loved one. Wittily written and thoughtfully provocative in terms of how life goes on.

George-oholic

I just finished the book and am wishing for an update on the family and of course George. As a Cavie owner I fell in love with George. How Judith found her way through an impossible time in her life intact and content even is admirable. I look forward to reading her other books.