Walking the Dog
  • Published:
    Jun-2016
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Time Period:
    Contemporary
  • Pages:
    392
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A “brilliant and layered” novel about a prodigy turned convict turned dog walker in her 40s from the celebrated author of My Depression: A Picture Book (Oprah.com).
 
A former child prodigy and rich-girl, eighteen-year-old Ester is incarcerated after her kleptomania gets way out of hand. There, she is given the very gentile name Carleen (for her own protection) and for two decades, time is the enemy. When finally let loose onto the streets of New York, Carleen finds a job as a dog walker in Manhattan's most elite neighborhoods. But despite her remarkable gift for canine communication, Carleen is determined to finally prove that she is a real person. To this end, she tries to reconnect with her estranged -- and ferociously Orthodox -- daughter.
 
Amid the strained brunch dates, unsent letters, and the continuing trauma of prison, Carleen begins a slow and halting process of self-discovery. Strikingly funny and self-aware, this belated coming-of-age novel asks the question: How do you restart after crashing your first chance at life?
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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • Jun-2016
    • Feminist Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1558619216
    • ISBN13: 9781558619210
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    • May-2016
    • The Feminist Press at CUNY
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • May-2016
    • Feminist Press at CUNY, The
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1558619224
    • ISBN13: 9781558619227



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