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  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9780806538389
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

Saving Sadie

How a Dog That No One Wanted Inspired the World




Saving Sadie is an inspirational true story of one dog's triumph over terrible odds that will appeal to readers of Marley & Me by John Grogan and Oogy by Larry Levin.

“I fell in love with Sadie as you will, too.”—Fern Michaels

Joal Derse Dauer was donating blankets at a local no-kill shelter when an injured and despondent dog caught her eye. With three “fur babies” already at home, Joal wasn’t looking to adopt another dog. But there was something special about Sadie . . .
 
With patience, hope, and plenty of love, Joal saw her canine companion grow in strength and joy. And before long, she discovered that sweet Sadie had transformed her life in ways she never could have imagined.
 
Joyous and inspiring, Saving Sadie is a triumphant story about the power of unconditional love and second chances—for humans and animals alike.
 
“A triumphant tale of second chances that shows how patience, hope, compassion and love can truly transform lives.” —Modern Dog

“An uplifting story with tremendous heart. I couldn't put it down.”
—Helen Brown

Saving Sadie will lift your spirit and open your heart. A must-read.”—Jodee Blanco

“What a wonderful book—moving and inspirational, touching and heartwarming.”
—Sue Pethick

  • Published: 15 October 2017
  • ISBN: 9780806538389
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

Praise for Saving Sadie

Praise for Saving Sadie and Joal Derse Dauer

"As an animal lover, and the owner of four fur babies of my own, plus one stray cat who found her way to my home to become a part of my family, I understood Joal Derse Dauer's love for Sadie, who she rescued from a no-kill shelter. I immediately fell in love with Sadie as you all will, too. This book didn't just tug at my heart strings, it ripped at them. Please, I urge all you animal lovers out there, don't walk, run to your bookstore to buy this wonderful, inspiring book. And then I urge you to do what you can for all the animals who don't have a Joal Derse Dauer to count on to give them a better life, because that's what I'm going to do as soon as I send of this testimonial."--Fern Michaels, New York Times bestselling author

"Animals are the ultimate teachers of unconditional love...Saving Sadie will not only lift your spirit, open your heart, and deepen your humanness---it will make you want to tell everyone in your life to adopt, adopt, adopt! We think when we adopt a pet that we are saving them....but the truth is, it is they, those perfect, lovable, guardian angels in fur, who truly save us. This book is not only a must-read--.it is a moving, undeniable, and compassionate call to action."--Jodee Blanco, bullying survivor and activist and New York Times Bestselling Author of Please Stop Laughing At Me

"I LOVED Saving Sadie! What a wonderful book. Saving Sadie is a true hero's journey. Moving and inspirational, touching and heartwarming, it's a triumph of hope over adversity. Saving Sadie will stay with you long after you've put the book down. It's the feel-good story of this or any year!"--Sue Pethick, author of Pet Friendly and Boomer's Bucket List

"A triumphant tale of second chances that shows how patience, hope, compassion and love can truly transform lives." - Modern Dog

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