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Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog

By: Emily Dean
Narrated by: Emily Dean
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The funny, heartbreaking, wonderfully told story of love, family and overwhelming loss which led Emily Dean to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted.

Growing up with the Deans was a fabulous training ground for many things: ignoring unpaid bills, being the most entertaining guest at dinner, deconstructing poetry. It was never home for the dog Emily craved.

Emily shared the lively chaos with her beloved older sister, Rachael, her rock. Over the years the sisters' bond grew ever closer. As Rachael went on to have the cosy family and treasured dog, Giggle, Emily threw herself into unsettled adventure - dog ownership remaining a distant dream.

Then, tragically, Rachael is diagnosed with cancer. In just three devastating years Emily loses not only her sister but both her parents as well.

This is the funny, heartbreaking, wonderfully told story of how Emily discovers that it is possible to overcome the worst that life can throw at you, that it's never too late to make peace with your past and that the right time is only ever now, as she finally starts again with her very own dog - the adorable shih-tzu named Raymond.

©2019 Emily Dean (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Funny Inspiring Feel-Good Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Witty

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Emily Dean sounds like a hugely interesting and astute individual. I have really enjoyed hearing about her life. Have sobbed at her losses and the amount she has had to deal with. I am also in awe of the changes she has made and the insightfulness of her writing. Fabulous book.

Made me cry and laugh.

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I've loved this book. Emily is, indeed, loveable. 🧡

Please feel free to write another one!

I'm going to listen to it again, straight away!

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Fantastic!
Funny, entertaining, frank, sad, heart warming. Really good listen. Very much enjoyed the journey!

Wow!

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I spent a weekend gardening whilst listening to the author reading this funny, emotional, poignant and entertaining story. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole book from start to finish. Dog lovers everywhere should rejoice at Emily Deans description of how much a dog has brought to her life.

Five stars ***** and more

FANTASTIC

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I love Emily on the Frank skinner show, she’s so funny.
Her book was fascinating, about her childhood and I shed a tear.
Uplifting despite her heartache.

Fantastic listen

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loved this book .A beautiful read ,very moving, honest and whitty. Highly recommend it especially if you are grieving. Just loved it ❤

fantastic read

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Many, many people have suggested this would be a great listen for the recently bereaved. They couldn't be more wrong! I don't feel this book can be touted as a 'self-help' book. As a personal memoir, it's lovely. A heartfelt and heartbreaking account of how Ms Dean suddenly found herself bereft of family at a ridiculously young age and how awful that must have been for her. I understand she now podcasts about her walks with her dog and it gives me enormous pleasure to know her personal method of coming to terms with her grief has been so successful. A relatively easy listen, although there are a few tough moments that had me on the verge of tears. Overall, enjoyable and engaging.

An enjoyable listen

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Having listening to the Divine Miss Em since she started with Frank Skinner on Absolute, I already felt that I knew her pretty well. But I’ve just finished her book and it has so much more to offer than what she has already (massively) given the radio show.

I couldn’t relate too much to her early childhood but found it fascinating no less. As soon as Rach became ill, I was torn between wanting to know what was happening and dreading the moment she’d pass away. It’s so honestly written/read that it perfectly sums up how heavy loss can feel when it all comes crashing in at once. Except she had this three times in short succession.

It’s not all doom and gloom though, as the introduction of Ray means that Emily is able to be like one of the ‘dog families’ without ever losing a sense of what it was like to come from her very own unique family.

I’m slightly biased as she’s my favourite personality on the radio show and I have my own Shih Tzu (Bernard) but this book turned out to be so much more than some background entertainment during walks. It’s always interesting to pry into the lives of others but it’s incredibly lovely to be invited into a part of someone’s life and made to feel so welcome.

I’m sad it’s over!

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You are introduced to the cast and grow with them. The family life seems chaotic, but very imaginable. My only down side to this book was the inevitability that it would end with each page.

probably my favourite book ever

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I found Emily’s story extremely moving. She is one brave lady. It is hard to listen and not put yourself in her shoes.. there were a lot of tears listening to this but also a lot of laughs and feel good moments.

Moving yet uplifting

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