The Thing Is
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Meredith Mancuso is depressed. Ever since the death of her fiancé, she has shrunk from the world. Even with her successful writing career, she's not motivated to work. When her sister, Monica, begs for a favor, Meredith wants nothing more than to say no. But she's ultimately roped into pet-sitting an orphaned Yorkshire terrier named Prozac. Blessed with spiritual wisdom and a high IQ, Prozac is an active pet therapy dog. To heal broken-hearted Meredith, he rallies his fan club at Evergreen Gardens, an independent living facility, where he visits each week. Prozac and the community of resilient older folks challenged by losses of their own propel Meredith, often against her will, back into the land of the living. Meredith learns that most people carry some sort of burden, but it's still possible to find meaning, purpose, and joy-and sometimes, even love-along the way.
Kathleen Gerard
Kathleen Gerard grew up in the same town where Mary Higgins Clark raised her family—before she became “Queen of the Suspense Novel.” The intrigue of having a best-selling author living a few blocks away piqued Kathleen’s interest in writing fiction—Mary Higgins Clark actually named a character for Kathleen in her novel, AS TIME GOES BY. Kathleen credits her love of storytelling to her mother, a reading teacher specialist with the “gift of gab,” and her love of writing to her older sister, Patricia, who always had an insatiable reading habit and kept a journal (under lock and key!) that kept Kathleen chronically curious. Kathleen writes across genres. Her stories, essays, stage plays, and novels are serio-comic—and often spun from the absurdities of life. Kathleen is the author of three novels: IN TRANSIT, COLD COMFORT and THE THING IS. To learn more about Kathleen, visit: www.kathleengerard.blogspot.com
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