The Pug List: A Ridiculous Little Dog, a Family Who Lost Everything, and How They All Found Their Way Home
Autor Alison Hodgsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 apr 2016
Aplicabilitatea practică a volumului The Pug List rezidă în capacitatea sa de a oferi un model de procesare a traumei prin prisma legăturii dintre om și animal. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Alison Hodgson refuză să cosmetizeze realitatea dură a unui incendiu provocat, concentrându-se în schimb pe „The Relentless Campaign” (campania neobosită) a fiicei sale de șapte ani pentru a adopta un mops. Într-un moment în care familia se confruntă cu bătălii juridice cu asigurările și simptome de stres post-traumatic, apariția lui Oliver — un câine descris ca o „bombă cu ceas” care strănută și gâfâie — pare ultima decizie logică. Totuși, volumul demonstrează că vindecarea nu urmează adesea trasee raționale.
Notăm cu interes structura narativă care pendulează între disperarea pierderii căminului și umorul involuntar generat de noul membru al familiei. Stilul este direct și ancorat în valorile creștine, fără a deveni însă didactic. Cititorii familiarizați cu Huck de Janet Elder vor aprecia ecoul campaniei copilului determinat să obțină un patruped, însă The Pug List aduce o încărcătură emoțională suplimentară prin contextul reconstrucției după dezastru. De asemenea, spre deosebire de tonul din Finally Home de Parker, Elizabeth, unde accentul cade pe năzbâtiile unui Golden Retriever, aici prezența mopsului Oliver este prezentată ca un răspuns spiritual la o criză de identitate familială. Este o scriere despre cum un „acasă” nu este definit de pereți, ci de prezențele care ne fac să ne simțim în siguranță.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0310343836
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 138 x 212 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: ZONDERVAN
Colecția Zondervan
Locul publicării:Grand Rapids, United States
Public țintă
Active Christian woman with children in the home. She is in her 30’s or 40’s and is a dog-lover (47% of US households). She reads Reader’s Digest and reading funny stories that are heart-warming. In our current economy she can very much relate to someone struggling (the loss of the family home) and is in need of an inspirational book with a positive message. She watches TLC, Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel and reads magazines like Dog Fancy, Bark, Modern Dog and Cesar’s Way. She has read many, many dog books including Marley and Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Oogy, Huck, Dewey and A Dog Named Boo. The true enthusiast follows the hashtag #PugChat. Demographic profile: 25-54+, with a median age of 45, a high school education and perhaps some college, and a median household income of $65,000.De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte oricărui cititor care trece printr-o perioadă de pierdere sau tranziție dificilă. Veți descoperi o poveste onestă despre reziliență, care demonstrează cum un animal de companie poate deveni o ancoră terapeutică. Este o lectură reconfortantă pentru părinți, oferind o perspectivă emoționantă asupra modului în care copiii procesează trauma și cum speranța poate reveni în cele mai neașteptate și „gâfâite” forme.
Recenzii
'A charming, funny and brutally honest take, demonstrating in surprising ways the power of God's constant love.'
'Alison Hodgson's tender lament in the wake of her family's house fire rings with faith and hope, even laughter. Her story mirrors life itself: love and beauty, complicated by grief--but never fully extinguished.'
'At long last, research is confirming what dog lovers already know: Each dog is a unique, sentient being with a complex personality. And Oliver, the snorty little black dog of The Pug List, has more personality, and less bladder control, than most. I'm in love with this powerful story about a hurting family who adopts and is adopted by an unforgettable dog that makes a little girl named Eden smile once again.'
'Hodgson, writer, speaker, and humorist, shares her poignant personal story of how their family rebuilt their lives after an arsonist set fire to their home. Hodgson details the experience of the sudden loss as she takes stock of not only their material possessions but the lost feeling of emotional security and the shock of leaving behind myriad cherished memories. She describes the aftermath in heartrending detail, exploring the ways she, her husband, and their children come to terms with the loss. As this life-defining fire set their lives on a new course, the Hodgsons found their faith to be the solid foundation upon which to start over. In the midst of all this chaos, a small blessing also came into their lives: Oliver the pug. Hodgson's witty style of communicating both the serious and comical helps to balance out what could have been a dismal and downhearted tale of woe. Readers will find themselves revisiting the value they place upon their own homes and how such a devastating crime can alter a family's sense of security. This memoir is a testament to the power of emotional therapy for life's darkest times. Through the irresistible Oliver, Hodgson reminds readers that true safety in this world rests beyond our worldly desires and possessions.'
'Readers will find themselves laughing, crying, and then sitting silently while contemplating how they might handle such an event themselves.'
'The Pug List is the best kind of book: heartwarming and hilarious and everything in between. In her family's wrenching story of loss and discovery, Alison Hodgson reminds us that even in the worst bits of life, God stands ready to restore and redeem. And that this redemption is all the better when it comes with a dog.'
'This heartwarming true story concerns a family who, after losing everything in a fire set by an arsonist, pick up the pieces of their life with the help of a wheezing, un-housetrained rescue pug. . . . An immensely likable story about family in all its forms and the joy and even blessings to be found in life's struggles.'
'This is a beautiful story, and beautifully told, of family and loss and love and rebuilding. Alison Hodgson's love for literature is evident on every page.'
'What if a ludicrous little dog was the capstone for a family rebuilding--not their physical house, but their feeling of home and haven? What if he was the sneezing, wheezing answer to their prayers? In this tenderly wrought memoir, Alison Hodgson brings wisdom, spirit, and laughter to the story of what happened to her family after an arsonist set fire to their home. Anyone who has ever suffered devastation and loss or loved an animal with their whole heart will find a kindred soul in Alison, her family, and Oliver the Pug too.'
Descriere
In the fire’s aftermath of insurance battles royal, rebuilding plans, parenting in the face of life’s hard questions and a scorching case of post-traumatic stress, now is absolutely the worst possible time to adopt a dog. But to Alison’s seven-year-old daughter, Eden, it’s the perfect time—and The Relentless Campaign begins.
Until one day Alison peeks inside Eden’s diary—dubbed “The Pug List”—and realizes in one fell swoop that her girl’s heart is on the line, and resistance is futile (“The pugs make me happy FOREVER.”).
Enter “Outrageous” Oliver, and the hilarity, healing, and irresistible hope that follows.