Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family Review
I just finished read the book "Katie Up and Down the Hall" by Glenn Plaskin. I am an animal person and I couldn't wait to read this book. And also let me tell you after reading it I can honestly say, I LOVED IT!!!!!
Glenn had been contemplating getting a dog for many years when he finally took the plunge and got one. He found a breeder of cocker spaniels. In the building Glenn lived in he had a friend named Joe who owned a cocker spaniel himself. Joe gave him advice on how to raise a dog and introduced Glenn to an elderly couple (Arthur & Pearl) who lived just next door and who recently had lost their dog. The dog Glenn found was not what someone who liked to show dogs would want, skinny, not proportion well. They had named her Twiggy, but after Glenn got her he changed her name it Katie. Little did he know his life was changed forever.
Katie bonded Glenn with Arthur & Pearl deeply. In fact Katie created close bonds between Glenn and a few people he met in his life. These bonds he made is more then some of us could even dream of. For 15 years memories were created, they went though 9/11 together and even visited many celebrities together(Glenn is a writer and took Katie on many interviews). Then the memories they had together sitting at Pearls table, bonding with new friends and loving.
The book broke my heart at the end and I cried for a good 20 minutes trying to finish the book. And although my heart was sad my heart was also filled with joy. Joy for a group of people who found each other all because of a dog named Katie and the love that they shared.
If you are up for a fun loving, emotional book, this is the one for you. In fact I am planning on reading it again. I felt like Katie, Glenn, Pearl, Arthur and the gang where my family too. And I went on the roller-coaster with them. I was actually sad to see the book end.
Thank you Glenn Plaskin for sharing a deep part of your life with us. This book has made me look around my life and see who I fill it with and to spend as much time with them as I can. Each day with the ones you love is like gold, don't waste it.
Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family Overview
A personal memoir by bestselling author and celebrity journalist Glenn Plaskin, KATIEis a moving story about a man who discovers the true meaning of family after adopting a cocker spaniel puppy. Through the magnetic personality of his mischievous dog, the author soon makes powerful connections with several of his down-the-hall neighbors in a high-rise located in the unique Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. First, Katie trots into the lives of Pearl and Arthur, a warm-hearted elderly couple just a few doors down from Glenn. Later, John, a single Dad, and his rambunctious young son, Ryan, also move in and are seduced by Katie's charms.
All of their lives are profoundly changed as they are transformed from neighbors to friends to family, with Pearl as matriarch. The motherless boy finds a "Granny"; his Dad inherits a mother, Glenn discovers a confidante. Set in New York City, we witness nearly sixteen years of antics and family adventures spanning Hollywood high times, bad health, accidents, blustery winters, even the terrors of 9/11. Through it all, the family clings to each other, sharing a deep bond that give each comfort, support and security.
Based upon a widely-read article in Family Circle, here is an unforgettable story about the love that makes a family-one that transcends the hard realities of time, tragedy, and inevitable loss.
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