Going to the Dogs
Lately there has been a spate of books with dogs as their central focus from authors like Jon Katz, Cesar Millan, John Grogan and Donald McCaig. Now we have a new addition to this genre with a different twist. Garth Stein has written The Art of Racing in the Rain
His novel concerns the Swift family. The husband Denny wants to pursue a career as a race car driver while trying to keep his wife Eve and daughter Zoe happy at the same time. The novel is narrated by the family dog, Enzo, who is a canine of many talents and opinions. Enzo hopes that when he dies he will be reborn as a man. He is quite a philosophical character. The author of this novel is coming to the Danbury Library on June 6 from 7 to 8:30 PM. Read this charming novel and come out and meet the author, Garth Stein.