Good dogs don't make it to the South Pole : a novel
Thyvold, Hans Olav2020
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Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt, a funny and touching tale of aging, death, friendship, and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one-man dog. When his human companion, Major Thorkildsen, dies, Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats, and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer's arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in-law. Eager to move in to the Major's spacious house, they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate, Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him.
Main title:
Good dogs don't make it to the South Pole : a novel / Hans-Olav Thyvold ; translated by Marie Ostby.
Author:
Thyvold, Hans Olav, authorOstby, Marie, translator
Imprint:
London : HarperVia, 2020.
Collation:
320 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Norwegian.
ISBN:
9780062981653 (hbk)
Dewey class:
839.8238
LC class:
PT8952.3.H98
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
Subject:
BRN:
2733285