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Friday, May 31, 2013

STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG by Kate Atkinson


Jackson Brodie “acquires” a neglected dog which serves as a mirror image of an abused child. 

The core of this story churns around a child welfare system that’s a house of horror/errors.  But, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” one of my favorite lines of Emily Dickenson…did I mention before that the author often gives voice to her characters through poetry?  Deeply affecting, Tracy (whose motives may seem demented even) demonstrates that one determined person can make a difference. 

Plenty of bad guys but the flawed Jackson is once again a very good guy.

 Thank you, Frances R. for introducing me to Jackson!

Little, Brown, 2011, 371 p.

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