A Guiding Star - Hardcover

Stranger, Joyce

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ISBN 10: 0727863649 ISBN 13: 9780727863645

Publisher: Severn House, 2006

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The new novel from this well-loved author. After her husband is killed in a car accident that has left her severely disabled, Shelley returns to her parents? farm in the Scottish Highlands with her small son Dannie. For Greg and Sheina MacLeod it is a mixed blessing: Shelley is desperately unhappy and struggling to come to terms with the fact that she is unlikely to walk again; six-year-old Dannie, meanwhile, is confused, angry, and increasingly difficult to control. Then a stray Golden Retriever enters their lives, to be named Star. Apparently abandoned to the wild, it becomes apparent that Star must once have been a much-loved pet, for she displays unusual talents. Soon she has forged a remarkable bond with Shelley and her small son, and the future looks more hopeful?

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About the Author:

Joyce Stranger is the author of a series of well-loved books about animals, Including Thursday's Child, A Cry On The Wind, Zara and These Hills are Lonely. She is a frequent contributor to numerous magazines, and has also written several books for children. Her books have been published throughout Europe, including Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

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Star, a pregnant gold retriever, is lost and about to give birth far from home in the cold Scottish Highlands. Stolen from her owners in southern England, she has escaped into the wild. As a domesticated and highly trained dog, she has no experience fending for herself. Star learns quickly, but the winter weather is deadly to a starving mother and her vulnerable puppies. Greg McLeod is a farmer burdened with problems. His daughter, Shelley, is recuperating from an accident that killed her husband and left her paralyzed, and his grieving young grandson, Dannie, is hard to handle. During an unusually late snowstorm, Greg comes across Star and her remaining puppies and brings them home. Star soon becomes indispensable to the family. Trained to help people, she assists Shelley in her wheelchair, while the puppies help Dannie heal. Stranger's sweet and wonderful story about the gifts animals give to the people with whom they are interdependent will delight dog lovers. Patty Engelmann
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