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Book

Never leave the dogs behind : a memoir

Call Number

  • 921 M1821 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : HarperOne, [2024]

Physical Description

190 pages ; 24 cm.

Summary

In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in Never Leave the Dogs Behind, the van life adherent faces the unfathomable darkness that comes from a life blown apart, her only solace the support of her dogs. In the wake of a painful, public divorce and the ensuing fallout, Brianna moves from a pared-down van into a pared-down trailer. She reckons with her decision to be alone in the desert, living on a nine-acre plot of undeveloped land on the dusty outskirts of a small town in Utah, accompanied only by her four precious dogs: Bucket, Dagwood, Birdie, and Banjo. As she grapples with the anger, despair, and delicious freedom that comes from being wholly on her own, Brianna wonders where, exactly, the road less traveled has led her.

Contents

  • The rounds
  • The girl who hit her dog
  • Never-never land
  • Manic
  • The bite mark
  • The nosebleed
  • Two-hundred-dollar bill
  • 840 feet
  • The deck
  • The half-wolves
  • Routine
  • Wall Street
  • The shed
  • Politician's think tank
  • Baja
  • The beach
  • The will.

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