{"product_id":"9780063426078","title":"Three Wild Dogs (and the truth): A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Playful and poignant . . . will be enjoyed by readers of the best dog tales, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, for its ability to evoke both the aggravation and deep love that dogs foster.”—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant, funny, and disarmingly honest memoir, one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, the number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, tells of his family’s adoption of three troublesome rescue dogs—a charming and courageous love story about making even the most incorrigible animals family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere’s a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us . . . It’s love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big, wild, street-hardened dogs—Reuben, more wolf than hound; Archer, blond, beautiful, destructive; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer can only be chaos: There are street fights, park fights, public shamings, property damages, injuries, hospital visits, wellness checks, pure comedy, shocking tragedy, and carnage that must be read to be believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love—and the joy and recognition of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Wild Dogs (and the Truth)\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, motley, and exquisitely written memoir about the human need for both connection and disorder, a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty—but also the visceral truth of the natural world—straight to our doors and into our lives and change us forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369814757437,"sku":"9780063426078","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780063426078_p0.jpg?v=1771571796","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780063426078","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}