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A new friend in Florida...
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
A couple of hours ago I received this great e-mail from Julie H., a bookstore employee in northern Florida. She writes:
Dear Mr. Grogan,
As a part-time employee, I am offered advance copies of books that will be published in the near future. This way, when new titles are published and put on the shelves, we can recommend them to customers, having read them in advance. This being said, I plan on consistently recommending your book, Marley & Me, which had me in tears as I finished it on the couch today. Your writing style is so captivating and comical - I often found myself turning to my husband and saying, "Babe, you gotta hear this part..." Both my husband and I could relate to the first half of the book, since we are a young, married, working couple, who currently have two dogs; Sadie is 2 and Gunnar is 12 weeks, both are Italian Greyhounds (a far reach from huge Marley, but similar in devotion and antics). I found myself laughing (out loud!) with you as you described Marley's pursuits. I snickered at the chapters involving Boca Raton - we live in the Jacksonville area, but are familiar with the south Florida culture that you wrote of. And I cried when your wife had her miscarriage and found comfort from her loyal Marley, as I did too about one year ago from my Sadie.
Your book has touched me and affirmed my belief in the wonderful canine spirit that strives to be "man's best friend." I hope that, should you make any appearances in this area in the future, I will be able to meet you and personally thank you for writing this tribute to your dog Marley. Thank you for giving the public an honest and personal look at what life can be like with a dog, and a huge Lab at that! Through this story and your life with Marley, you have reminded me to take in the little pieces, to not take my life for granted, and to enjoy every moment with my husband, future children, and my loyal dogs.
-- Julie H.
Thanks for the great feedback, Julie. I loved your letter. I'm so gratified that my book struck a chord and touched you. What better compliment could an author possibly receive? If I'm ever in the Jacksonville area, you can count on me stopping in to talk "bad dogs" with you. -- John
posted by John Grogan at 8:52 PM
 
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