A
popular British actress, writer and comedian and her lovable dog, Peggy, share
fun, clever stories of life-changing moments.
Not many writers can claim to have
written the same book twice--the exception being popular British actress and
comedy writer, Miranda Hart (Is It Just Me?). Hart opens her very funny
memoir by explaining that her first attempt at writing Peggy and Me was
burgled. A thief broke into her apartment and made off with her laptop, which
contained the original and only copy of her completed manuscript. "Very
cross" about losing great material and years of labor, Hart was forced to
reconstruct the story of how a Shih-Tzu Bichon Frise puppy (a "Shitty Frise")
entered her life at a very low point. The endearing, unexpected antics of the
small dog--whom Hart named Peggy--lifted her spirits.
An obsessive "animal nut,"
yet first-time dog owner, Hart chronicles her experiences and disastrous
encounters with pets pre- and post-Peggy. As a child, Hart was infatuated with
zoo animals, badgered her parents for pets every Christmas and even encountered
memorable pet-sitting misadventures. With Peggy in her charge, Hart suffers a
"poo apocalypse," swoons over a handsome and hunky vet, follows Cesar
Millan's puppy training methods--Hart believes the dog handling guru's name
sounds more like a salad!--and she cleverly analyzes the quirky,
over-zealousness of dog owners at the park. Braided throughout are witty, comic
monologues offered by Peggy herself on what it's like to cohabitate, work and
travel with single, childless, lovelorn Hart. The trials and travails of this
woman-dog bond spur hilarious and profound life lessons.
Hodder & Stoughton, $26.99, Paperback, 9781444769142, 304 pages
Publication Date: October 30, 2018
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