Rory Cellan-Jones: Sophie from Romania, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Sophie from Romania
- What a Rescue Dog Taught Me about Patience, Love & Hope
- Publisher:
- Random House UK, 10/2025
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781529918595
- Item number:
- 12440839
- Volume:
- 320 Pages
- Weight:
- 367 g
- Format:
- 197 x 129 mm
- Thickness:
- 20 mm
- Release date:
- 28.10.2025
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
'Fills my heart with so much joy' Niall Harbison, bestselling author of Tina
'In a dark time, a daily dose of hope' Jojo Moyes
How do you welcome someone new into your heart and home? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life.
This is the story of rescue dog #SophieFromRomania.
In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage. She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson's symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for 'a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home'.
Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together - but the road ahead will be a long one.
This book follows the real journey of Sophie's adoption - from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first time outside - as Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie's trust and navigate Rory's Parkinson's disease.
This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.
