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Lauren's Story: An American Dog in Paris
by Kay Pfaltz
Product Group: Book
Publisher: J.N. Townsend Publishing (2002-06)
ISBN: 1880158418
EAN: 9781880158418
Dewy Decimal #: 813.6
Hardcover: 203 pages
SKU: S070422-2765
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Signed by author (and stamp from dog). Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
This charming memoir of the author's life in Paris with the little stray, half-starved beagle she rescued and nurtured is now once again available.
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Customer Reviews
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A True Lover of All
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-10-26
My husband and I met Kay and Lauren eight, nine years ago at Basic Necessities (in the valley of Wintergreen, Va). What a lovely little dog, I can still cry thinking about her love and compassion she inspired. When we we first met Kay, she was worried we might be health inspectors, that may not like Lauren in the eatery.
What a sweet girl Lauren was. We looked forward to seeing them both on our next visits to Wintergreen. Now we see "Flash", what a joy. Waiting for your next book,Kay. Did I tell you I just adopted another dog after losing the loves of my life, both in the same year. My new Sarah is the reason I'll be ordering several new books for my new animal lover friends.
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Lauren's Story ... don't miss it.
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-16
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Ditto the two previous reviews ... I loved this book. A beautifully detailed story of love, devotion and transformation between a young woman and her adopted beagle set alternately against the magic of Paris and the tranquil beauty of the Virginia countryside. I took Lauren's Story with me on a weekend getaway, and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down ... it was such a compelling and well-written novel. Now, I'll admit the subject matter is close to my heart, but it takes much more than being a dog lover and rescue volunteer to keep me up until 3 am, wide-eyed, devouring any book ... I couldn't wait to get into bed each night and pick up where I left off. I can't help but compare Lauren's Story to another book I read immediately before ... Rescuing Sprite by Mark Levin was, quite frankly, like slogging through molasses. I really wanted to like Levin's book, but it was so poorly written and not at all emotionally engaging or inspiring. I have no idea why his book made the NY Times Bestseller List ... Lauren's Story is heads and tails above it in every way!
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This is a must read for anyone who loves dogs
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-02
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I could not stop reading this book and finished it on the day I received it. An emotional and honest story, between Kay and her Beagle Lauren. It will melt the heart of anyone who's had a dog or pet they cared about.
This is a book for dog lovers. Well written, beautiful and heart warming. This is a must read for anyone who loves dogs.
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Review by Judy Carman, Author of Peace to All Beings: Veggie Soup for the Chicken's Soul
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-03
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Dog lovers, animal lovers, Paris lovers, travelers, and everyone who apppreciates great literary talent, will love this book. Lauren's Story is a gift from Kay Pfaltz's heart to all her readers. In this book I found the best description I've ever read of that special bond between a dog and the person she or he loves. Those who have not experienced the unconditional love and deep connection that animals can offer us will find it so beautifully explored and explained, they may well find themselves on their way to the local animal shelter to rescue one. (Please don't buy from a pet store or breeder.)
Those who have experienced that dear and unforgettable connection will be forever grateful to Kay for putting it into words and indeed validating it. So often those who have lost pets experience a grief that is often not understood by those around them. Kay makes it clear. This mysterious and wonderful love that crosses the species barrier is absolutely real and, for some, the greatest gift on earth.
There are more ways to love this book as well. If you ever wanted to go to Paris, you will feel as if you did after reading Lauren's story. I felt as though I was right there with Kay and Lauren, so great is her talent in conveying the sights and sounds as well as her own so human and honest responses to this magical city. Funny, sad, intriguing, suspenseful, I couldn't put the book down.
The best part for me, that I hope everyone will read, is Kay's 4 page "Afterword" to the latest edition, in which she explains how her love for Lauren and Lauren's love for her inspired her to question why she would eat one animal but not another. She became vegetarian and states that she values "each individual life and, especially in the case of factory farming, foie gras and other undeniably cruel practices, I no longer believe a few minutes, or even hours, of my pleasure is worth an animal's life, or suffering."
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Lauren's Story: An American Dog in Paris
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-08-23
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Yes, it was cute...but I felt like I was reading a rather bland, repetitive diary. Yes, if you love dogs, there's a lot to relate to here. A bit of salvation in the epilogue...for a woman who loved animals so much, I was a bit surprised it took her so long to reach a vegetarian way of life, but at least she got there!
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