{"product_id":"never-leave-the-dogs-behind-brianna-madia-9780063316096","title":"Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author of \u003cem\u003eNowhere for Very Long\u003c\/em\u003e continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut memoir, \u003cem\u003eNowhere for Very Long\u003c\/em\u003e, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in \u003cem\u003eNever Leave the Dogs Behind\u003c\/em\u003e, the van life adherent faces the unfathomable darkness that comes from a life blown apart, her only solace the support of her dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of a painful, public divorce and the ensuing fallout, Brianna moves from a pared-down van into a pared-down trailer. She reckons with her decision to be alone in the desert, living on a nine-acre plot of undeveloped land on the dusty outskirts of a small town in Utah, accompanied only by her four precious dogs: Bucket, Dagwood, Birdie, and Banjo. As she grapples with the anger, despair, and delicious freedom that comes from being wholly on her own, Brianna wonders where, exactly, the road less traveled has led her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful and poignant portrait of rebuilding and surviving, \u003cem\u003eNever Leave the Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBehind\u003c\/em\u003e is about finding the courage to start over when the dream life you thought you were living collapses around your feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brianna Madia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063316099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063316096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024","brand":"Brianna Madia","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44201797746943,"sku":"9780063316096","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07b45236-3597-4d4f-b2c5-f31cc67296d5.jpg?v=1691491468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-leave-the-dogs-behind-brianna-madia-9780063316096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}