|
Two cool e-mails
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
I received two great emails today from people who read advanced galleys of Marley & Me. Of course, I just have to share them:
Mr. Grogan,
Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed Marley & Me. I work in the publishing biz and picked up an advance copy at the BookExpo show. We owned a yellow lab for eleven great years and experienced many of the same experiences: the garbage pail raiding, the natural disaster-esque gusto, the irrational fear of thunder. Reading your book brought back some nice memories.
Incidentally, I read it while on vacation in West Palm Beach and saw quite a few Bocahontas types around the area!
Best of luck with the book. I've since passed my copy onto my mother and then mother-in-law, both of whom enjoyed it. I think you have a hit on your hands.
Andrew F.
New York
Thanks, Andrew. I sure hope you're right -- or even half right. And watch out for those Bocahontas Babes in South Florida....they're everywhere!
And here's the second letter:
Dear John,
I just finished Marley & Me at midnight last night. I loved your book! I laughed out loud, I cried, I shared parts of your book with my family - it was wonderful. I attended ALA in Chicago in June and sat in the session about first time authors where you and others spoke. You are a gifted writer.
Ten days ago we had to put our beloved Cody, a 14-year-old chocolate lab to sleep. Cody was the sweetest and smartest dog I ever knew. His last two years were a struggle, just as Marley's were. I could relate so well to Marley's weakened condition. Cody's stomach torqued when he was 12, just as Marley's, and we had the same hard, quick decision to make as you did. We decided to go through with the surgery, and it WAS $2,000.00. Somehow he pulled through and even though it was a long, slow recovery he lived another 2 years.
Best of luck with your book! It was a treat to read!
Celia B.,
Columbus, Ohio
Celia, I'm sorry to hear about Cody. I know how hard it is. In our heads we keep telling ourselves "they're just pets," but in our hearts we know that doesn't begin to tell the half of it. You have my sincere condolences.
posted by John Grogan at 12:07 PM
 
0 Comments:
<< Home
Previous Posts
|
|
|
