Dog Days by Ericka Waller

Humans are consumed by things we cannot control or change; dogs live from one falling leaf to the next.  Dog Days is a novel about three people, one of them gay, learning to make their way in the life, to make connections, and to find joy in living off the leash.
 
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" A charming,surprising and moving story of three troubled characters' encounters with love, grief, healing" Clare Chambers