Made me cry and laugh.

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.

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

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

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Wow!

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

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FANTASTIC

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

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Fantastic listen

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.

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fantastic read

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

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An enjoyable listen

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.

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I’m sad it’s over!

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.

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probably my favourite book ever

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.

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Moving yet uplifting

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.

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