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Thyvold, Hans Olav.
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Dogs -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
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Thyvold, Hans Olav.
Dogs -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
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Good
dogs
don't
make
it to the
South
Pole
: a novel / Hans-Olav Thyvold ; translated from the Norwegian by Marie Ostby.
by
Thyvold, Hans Olav.
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.
Call #:
FICTION THY
Subjects
Dogs
-- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780062981653 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Snille hunder kommer ikke til Sydpolen. English
Alternate title:
Good
dogs
do
not
make
it to the
South
Pole
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published as Snille hunder kommer ikke til Sydpolen in Norway in 2017 by Aschehoug.
Translated from the Norwegian.
Summary:
"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! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren't about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his
dogs
, this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them.
Good
Dogs
Don't
Make
It to the
South
Pole
is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog's friendship with an elderly woman"--Publisher.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Norwegian fiction -- Translations into English.
Other authors:
Ostby, Marie.
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