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Authors: Claire Cook
Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life (28 page)
PRAISE FOR MUST LOVE DOGS
"
Funny and pitch-perfect."—
Chicago Tribune
"Cook dishes up plenty of charm."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
"If
Must Love Dogs
is any indication of her talents, readers will hope that Claire Cook will be telling
breezy
stories from the South Shore of
Massachusetts for seasons to come.
"
—
The Washington Post
"Claire Cook's character's aren't rich or glamorous— they're physically imperfect, emotionally insecure, and deeply familiar.
Must Love Dogs
is a sweet, funny novel about first dates and second chances."—
Tom Perrotta
"Reading Must Love Dogs is like having lunch with your best friend—fun, breezy, and full of laughs."
—
Lorna Landvik
"Funny and quirky and honest."—
Jane Heller
"A truly joyful read."—
Jeanne Ray
"
Eternally hopeful book reviewer seeks wildly witty novel on singles scene/personal ads. Stylish prose and sense of humor preferred. Looking for fun, not longterm entanglement. Must love readers.
Respondents to such an ad might include Claire Cook, whose new novel,
Must Love Dogs
, tells the story of a down-to-earth divorcee seeking companionship through the personals."—
USA Today
"Cook employs just enough glibness and smarty-pants humor to make this tart slice-of-the-single-life worth reading."—
Publishers Weekly
"[A] laugh-out-loud novel . . . a light and lively read for anyone who has ever tried to re-enter the dating scene or tried to 'fix up' somebody else."—
Boston Herald
"Claire Cook's
Must Love Dogs
, a book that's got more giggles than soda bread has raisins.''
—
Hartford Courant
"This utterly charming novel by Cook is a fun read, perfect for whiling away an afternoon on the beach."
—
Library Journal
"A hilariously original tale about dating and its place in a modern woman's life."—
BookPage
Claire Cook Books
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MUST LOVE DOGS:
New Leash on Life
and
coming soon…
MUST LOVE DOGS:
Book 3
ABOUT CLAIRE
I wrote my
first novel in my minivan at 45. At 50, I walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the adaptation of my second novel,
Must Love Dogs
, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. If you have a buried dream, trust me, it is NEVER too late! And I guess it's no surprise that reinvention is the overarching theme of my novels
and
my life. I like to think the heroines in my (eleven and counting!) novels have helped lots of women find their own next chapters, and I also take great joy in sharing what I've learned so far on the Reinvention and Writing pages at
http://ClaireCook.com
.
My books have been called everything from romantic comedy to women
's fiction to beach reads to chick lit. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me what you call them. I just hope you read and enjoy them!
I was born in Virginia, and lived for many years in Scituate, Massachusetts, a beach town between Boston and Cape Cod. My husband and I have recently moved to the suburbs of Atlanta to be closer to our two adult kids, who actually want us around again! I spend lots of time hanging out on Facebook (
http://facebook.com/ClaireCookauthorpage
)
, Twitter (
http://twitter.com/ClaireCookwrite
) and
Pinterest (
http://pinterest.com/ClaireCookwrite
), and I hope you
'll join me there!
I have the world's most fabulous readers and I'm forever grateful to all of you for giving me the gift of this career.
Midlife Rocks!
xxxxx
Claire
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Acknowledg
ments
Must Love Readers! Once again, my biggest slice of gratitude goes to you. Over and over again, via email and Facebook and Twitter, you asked for more from the
Must Love Dogs
characters, and I'm so glad I finally listened to you. I'm having a blast revisiting them and I hope you are, too.
A huge
alphabetical thank-you to Lisa Bankoff, Ken Harvey, Beth Hoffman, and Jack Kramer for reading drafts of this manuscript and making spot-on and much-appreciated suggestions.
Thanks to Allison Winn Scotch and Karen
McQuestion for camaraderie and generosity, and to Wendy Wax for being able to walk and share at the same time. Thanks to Pam Kramer for support and encouragement and all things dog. Thanks to the teachers on my Facebook and Twitter feeds for bringing that world back to me. Thanks to my Marshbury peeps and to my own big family for your support.
Thanks to the fabulous book clubs I
've Skyped and emailed and chatted with for your enthusiasm and perspective, which always make me want to roll up my sleeves and get busy on my next book. Thanks to Marie Causey for sharing a story that triggered part of a scene.
Thanks to Jenny and Blake Long for Savannah insider guidance, to June Parsons and Dan
Oja for sharing the Jesse Mount House with me, and to the fabulous Robin Gold and the rest of the Savannah Book Festival for putting me in the perfect place at the perfect time.
Forever thanks to Jake—first reader, best listener—and to
Kaden and Garet for always being there. And thanks to Pebbles for shaking things up a bit by dropping by to give birth to four kittens under our front porch!
Copyright © 2014 by Claire Cook.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher excerpt for the use of brief quotations in a book review. For permission requests, send an email to the author at www.ClaireCook.com.
Publisher
's Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author's imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.
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Author Photo: Diane Dillon
Must Love Dogs: New Leash on Life/ Claire Cook.
ISBN:
978-0-9899210-3-9
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