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Gizelle's Bucket List by Fern Watt

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Gizelle's Bucket List

My Life With a Very Large Dog

Fern Watt

Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · March 6, 2018

Reading lane: Traveling with Pets

The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” ( Kirkus Reviews ).

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Why This Clicks

Growing Up Together

A very large dog anchors a tender memoir of city life, growing up, and letting go.

Come here for

  • A 160-pound Mastiff alongside the first years of adult city life
  • The tenderly complicated bond between a person and her pet

Expect

  • New York beginnings, family strain, romance, and a dog’s steady presence
  • A bucket list shaped by illness, limited time, and love

Book Details

Authors
Fern Watt
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Published
March 6, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Traveling with Pets · Dog Breeds
Reading lane
Traveling with Pets

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Personal Memoirs

  • Dogs

  • Traveling with Pets

About This Book

The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” ( Kirkus Reviews ). When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New York after college, she took her 160-pound English Mastiff, Gizelle, with her. And though it wasn’t easy, she managed to find a...

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The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” ( Kirkus Reviews ). When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New York after college, she took her 160-pound English Mastiff, Gizelle, with her. And though it wasn’t easy, she managed to find a dog-friendly (albeit tiny) apartment in the middle of it all—Times Square. Gizelle was there for Lauren’s first job, her mother’s struggle with addiction, her New York romances, and the ups and downs of becoming an adult in the big city. But when Gizelle got sick, Lauren realized her best friend might not be such a constant after all, and she designed an epic bucket list to make the absolute most of the time they had left. Bursting with charm, Gizelle’s Bucket List is “an inspirational, uplifting experience that will leave you feeling that anything is possible. For anyone who has had a pet; who has loved and lost; who has hoped for the future, this is an enchanting story of an unlikely journey that will stay with you for a long time” ( Elle, UK ).

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