Matador Fiction
 
If Only I Could Talk – a Canine Adventure
£7.99


“I couldn’t stop reading this! … Brilliant!”
A.L. Skip Mahaffey, author of Adventures With My Father

“a delightful story and an amazing insight into the thoughts, humour and emotions of our four-legged friends.”
Helen Jackson, Auckland, New Zealand

“A stunning doggy tale … it’s one of those reads that lingers in the back of the mind. I can see this on film, [the] writing is superb and the descriptions put the reader at the scene.”
Melanie Comley, Normandy, France

“this book is one to be treasured”
Sally-Ann Mair, Peebles, Scotland

‘Emotional and touching … a story told from the heart, with great love and compassion for animals …They do talk … it’s just that we can’t understand them.’
– Sheila Belshaw, author of Fly with a Miracle

‘Incredible writing … by someone who really loves and knows his dogs … a beautiful, poignant read.’
– Katy Roberts, Brighton

‘[Lewis] understands dogs, that’s obvious, but he also has the ability to make them come alive on the page.’
– Jared Conway, Spain

‘A wonderful tale of hope and love.’
– Dawn Evans, South Africa


by Tony Lewis (About the Author)
Published: 06 September 2010

Trapped in a house fire, Nelson is dying. If only he could open the door …

Nelson whimpers his final goodbye to Rascal, his canine soulmate, their paws almost touching through the heavy glass that separates life from death. Succumbing to the smoke, his life drifts slowly before him.

Nelson was born deep in the French Alps, where his only worries were how snow could be both soft and hard and why it made the house sink. And whose turn it was to fetch the baguettes from the boulangerie.

So how could puppy love be so cruel? Why did Alphonse chain him up and beat him when all he asked for was a pistachio nut and a cuddle? And how ever did he find himself lost and lonely in England?

His dogged wanderings eventually led him to David and his son Timothy, a young boy with autism. Life was once again full of joy: especially when he ‘learnt’ the lyrics to Jerusalem.

Now, trapped in the fire, Nelson’s luck has surely deserted him. But he can’t die yet! He has an amazing tale to tell – and an amazing tail with which to tell it. And with Rascal there to help, he has no choice but to survive.

ISBN: 9781848763791

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