The Long Way Home

By Louise Penny, Dobby, Tyler Vaughan McQuade

A man, a dog, and the long road out of grief.

The Long Way Home is a spare, luminous poetry-and-stories hybrid that follows Tyler and his French bulldog, Dobby, through storms, backroads, and the cold mercy of the woods. Part I moves from a night that will not end to the white seam of the highway, a harsh-lit diner, a climb, a summit-and the comic grace of the Dobby Tales. Part II keeps vigil in the wilderness: rain that demands patience, hunger met with salvage, and a stubborn hope that refuses to go out.

Written in clean, exact lines and brief narratives, this debut returns to the oldest promises-companionship, endurance, and the way a dog steadies a wandering soul. For readers of Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry, it's a field guide to grief, nature, and resilience: one mile, one fire, one small miracle at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1069891207
• ISBN13: 9781069891204
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Lantern & Ghost Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"