Travels with Charlize: In Search of Living Alone - Softcover

David R. Gross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1940598540 ISBN 13: 9781940598543

Publisher: Book Publishers Network, 2015

Synopsis

After losing his wife of almost fifty-three years to cancer, David Gross adopts Charlize, a German shepherd rescue dog, buys a camping trailer, and the two begin their travels. They explore the West, visiting parks and vistas, rain forests and deserts, family, old friends and new. Accidents, adventures, sadness, joy, problems, and peace populate their journey of discovery.

Ever patient and sensitive to her companion's feelings, Charlize remains close, attentive, and comforting, especially when needed most. And at every stop, she greets strangers with a loving heart and wagging tail, showing the way to embrace life.

In Travels with Charlize: In Search of Living Alone, David Gross tells a gentle and open story of recovery. He knows he must go forward after his wife's death and face a new future, but the road carries rough spots. Memories spring up to hold him back. Revisiting friends reminds him of who no longer accompanies him. And home, to which he must return, still stores a profusion of painful memories. But Charlize's presence keeps Gross steady and willing to see a brighter tomorrow around the bend. In the end, that light shines strong for both.

About this title

From the Author:

Holding Rosalie close, I cradled her head in my arms as she died. On the twenty-third of April, we would have celebrated fifty-three years of marriage. I'm coping--sort of.

A week before she died, we were sitting next to each other on our recliners. We weren't paying attention to the endless commercials that incessantly interrupted David Letterman who was struggling to interest us.

"Well," she said, pulling out the nasal tube that was flowing oxygen into her nostrils, "pretty soon you'll be able to get a dog." 

From the Inside Flap:

Travels with Charlize is a gentle and open story of recovery after the death of Seattle author David Gross' wife of over fifty-two years. Dr. Gross knows he must go forward and face a new future, but memories and old friends keep reminding him of Rosalie, his only true love. Both travel and home provide painful memories but his rescue dog Charlize always senses his mood and keeps him willing to seek the future.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Publishers Network
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1940598540
• ISBN 13: 9781940598543
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180