A Marriage in Dog Years

A Memoir

De: Nancy Balbirer

Narrado por: Nancy Balbirer

When Nancy Balbirer learns her beloved eleven-year-old beagle has kidney failure, she’s devastated. She and her husband had gotten Ira as a puppy - a wedding gift to each other, and their first foray into “parenthood.” Now, her dog is terminal, her marriage is on life support, and Nancy is desperate to save them both (whether they want it or not). In a single year, she loses her two best friends, but Nancy’s life is about to take yet another unexpected turn.

With humor and heart, Nancy Balbirer shares her story of relationships, loss, and canine friendship in this illuminating memoir about the lengths people will go to keep love alive...and the power of finally letting go.

©2018 Nancy Balbirer (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Not so good

I struggled to finish this book. I don't know why, but I did not like the author as narrator of her book. I think this could have been a much shorter story.

really good. very real

very real depiction and evolution of love, romantic, parent to child, human to dog. Her perspective is ultimately realistic, and hopeful. I actually cried when she described the dream she had about Ira.
maybe it's because we have dog who is older and recently diagnosed with a terminal disease, and we're facing the same decisions. But it affected me. definitely worth a listen.

Love never dies, but anger can.

I would give this a 10 if I could. I have experienced a lot of what Nancy has written here and thought only I had those feelings and reactions to such circumstances. Nancy describes well how she came through on the other side and how she reconciled her feelings and reactions without continuing lifelong guilt and self-condemnation. In that regard, I believe she may have shown me how to complete my own journey.

throughly enjoyed this book.

i throughly enjoyed this book. hated to have
it come to an end. thank you

Love a good memoir

I enjoyed this audiobook. I could definitely relate to a lot. There were just a few times I struggled getting through a few pages, but I think it was only because some of the chapters were too long for me. I like to start and stop with a chapter, so when a chapter is too long, I start to drift. And although I'm not a prude or angel, I felt there was overkill on the "f" word. The occasional emphasis, in this day, is understandable, but way too many. Other than that, the book was entertaining and worth the money.