b'gone to the dogs.TheEveningChorus byHelen This time, we find him vacationingHumphreys is one of the most beau- in the south of France to escape thetifully written andmoving love sto- sweltering heat of Paris. Hudson justriesIhaveeverread.Think: wantstofitinandbelikealltheShakespearesstar-crossedlovers, other dogs of Provence. He only dis-Romeo and Juliet. covers true happiness once he stopsAmid the chaos of World War II, imitating the other dogs, and followsthe heart of three people is tested in hisownheart.PublishedbyLamany ways. Can a marriage survive Librairie Parisienne and released ear-or friendship endure when jealousy lier this year, French words are sprin-andguardedsecretsabound?Of kledthroughout,addingtothecourse, those are rhetorical questions, books charm. To view a trailer created to promote the book,but the answers will surprise you.and find out how to win a copy of the book, visit the home-James is an English airman who gets shot down over Nazi- page of TheNewBarker.comoccupied Europe. He settles in for many years as a prisoner ofwar.Whilemanyofhisfellowprisonersattempthopeless The best advice to receive is the kindescapes, James takes up birdwatching to escape the boredom and thatyoudontrealizeisbeinggiven.misery. In England, his young wife Rose is living with her dogs Going Home Finding Peace When Pets Diein their small cottage on the edge of a forest called Ashdown. byJonKatzreadsandfeelslikethat.Her newfound freedom makes her restless and she begins an Based on Katzs own experiences withaffair with Toby. When her husbands sister, Enid loses every- the deaths of his pets, it serves as more ofthing during the Blitz, she comes to live with Rose.a guidance to the reader. How to dealwith grief (there is no right or wrongIsnt it a sad thing, he says to Rose, that in a full way).Howtocounselchildrenabouthuman life, we will have only five or six dogs? the death of a pet. Beyond that, whileIt doesnt seem enough, does it?the subject matter is one that many of usAn excerpt fromThe Evening Chorus by think we dont want to read about, this is not a sad book. JonsHelen Humphreys. casual writing style includes thoughtful observations, and yes -advice you wont even recognize is being given. But, strangelyPublished by HarperCollins Canada 2015 you will be happy to have received it.Anna CookeThe Evening Chorus spans the course of 10 years. It is astory of regret, contrition, redemption, and valor; a familiar taleof love and loss in war. The dogs, Harris and Clementine almostseem secondary to the richly-formed human characters. But inthe end, without revealing anything in this review, dogs bringhope to a life tragically lived.Anna CookeCaptured.The Look of the Dog isa compilation of fictional shortstories, poems and quotes along-sidebeautifulphotographyofFlorida dogs you just may know.Sisters, Fern Goodman (writer)and Gloria Yarina (photography)collaboratedontheself-pub-lished book, which was releasedlate last year. The stories rangefrom humorous to sentimental. The 88 photographs capture themany looks of dog,all familiar to every dog lover. Excerpts ofthe book and photos can be found at GloriaYarina.comIn the sweetly illustrated childrens book, Hudson in Provence, byJackie Clark Mancuso, Hudson, the Norwich Terrier who firstappeared in Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-Pat Dog, is back.www.TheNewBarker.com Spring ~ 2015 THE NEW BARKER 45'