Book Review- The Book Of DoG By Hemali Sodhi
As dog lovers, we love reading real-life stories of our four-legged friends. But what’s better than a story about a furry friend? Forty-Five original pieces about them. Yes, that’s right. The Book Of Dog by Hemali Sodhi accounts for 45 original pieces by some of India’s leading authors and some of outstanding new voices.
Contributed by Aanchal Malhotra, Abhishek Joshi, Amitava Kumar, Ananya Vajpeyi, Anindita Ghose, Anita Nair, Anuja Chauhan, Arunava Sinha, Ashok Ferrey, Ashwin Sanghi, Atul Sarin, Bulbul Sharma, Cyrus Broacha, Devdutt Pattanaik, Divya Dugar, Fiona Fernandez, Geetan Batra, Gillian Wright, Gulzar, Jai Arjun Singh, Jerry Pinto, Keshava Guha, Mahesh Rao, Maneka Gandhi, Manjula Narayan, Manu Bhattathiri, Mark Tully, Meenakshi Alimchandani, Naomi Barton, Nilanjana S. Roy, Orijit Sen, Paro Anand, Prerna Singh Bindra, Rajdeep Sardesai, Ruskin Bond, Sarnath Banerjee, Shobhaa De, Shrutkeerti Khurana, Sian Morton, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, Sooni Taraporevala, Sumita Mehta, Tandrali Kuli, Tishani Doshi, Vikas Khanna. The book is a testament to how deep dogs can touch our lives and the deep bond that we share with them.
As Anita Nair of the authors of the book says “The unassailable truth was that he chose me and even in that first moment, we signed a pact to love each other till death do us part.” She perfectly narrates the moment her furry friends chose her as their human. After grieving her four-legged child for 5 years, she finally decides that she is ready to become a dog parent again. She meets her friend Leela to pick up a Chippiparai pup Mr.Darcy. But Heathcliff, Darcy’s sibling, chose her as her human too! And that’s the moment she realizes that she has room for not just one dog child in her life, but two!. ‘When you tell the universe your innermost desire, the universe makes it happen. It may take time to evolve but when it does happen, the soul raises itself on winged feet and nothing is ever the same again”.
The classic Darcy and Heathcliff are then named Sunderapandi and Nachimuthu taking a cue from their heritages.
The Book Of Dog documents forty-four more such accounts of the bond between dogs and their humans. It’s a series of 45 unforgettable real-life stories- poignant, funny, warm, and joyous. In this book, the authors celebrate the remarkable dogs that have touched their lives.
This book is a must-read for anyone who loves dogs and is a delight for readers of all ages. It’s a perfect gift for any dog lover’s friends.
What’s worth noting is that the book is a non-profit project by writers and editors who contributed for free. All royalties will go to registered animal welfare charities.
The author Hemali Sodhi is a dog person and a pet parent. Hemali supports several animal welfare organizations. She is passionate about books and travel and describes her best days as those spent in the company of dogs. She lives in Gurgaon with her husband, and three of the best dogs on the planet.
