Please forgive me for starting a somewhat off-topic thread, but this book was recommended on another forum. I read it and found it to be moving, touching and comforting. I have no financial interest in the sale of this book. I just think anyone who has loved and lost a furbaby will gain a sense of peace from reading this book.

I've taken the liberty of posting the original thread with information about how to purchase the book.

Mona

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The OP wrote:

"A friend of mine works for a small press and recently gave me a wonderful book her company published last year. It's called Cambium and the Life of Lanagan Murphy, by Chris Grayling. Lanagan Murphy is a Samoyed sent from a place called "Everlife" (sort of like a combination of Heaven and Grand Central Terminal for animal souls) to salvage the life of a lonely middle-aged man named William and teach him the meaning of true love. Yes, that's kind of a cliche but Grayling pulled it off very well, especially given that it's her first book. It's one HELL of a tearjerker - I went through tissues by the handful - for anyone who's had a critter they've loved and lost, although in a cathartic and not-unhappy fashion. Despite the red nose and puffy eyes I did not feel lasting sadness when I finished the book, but more of a sense of peace and hope.

Like many small presses PublishingWorks is working very hard to stay afloat in this economy, so I wanted to get the word out about this book in hopes that some of you will buy it (if this is considered spam I do hope you will all forgive me - I get no compensation besides the hope that my friend may keep her job); also, I believe that some of the profits from the book go to Paws To Love Me, a rather ingenious spay/neuter program Grayling started that provides financial incentives to people to spay or neuter their pets. Not to mention it's a just plain good book and I want to encourage Ms. Grayling to write more. "