Grace Franchi

Suzie Forever Grace Franchi

Due to its visages of fiction, such as a dog who writes letters, the book can be catalogued as fantasy. However, it's based on their experiences together, real facts such as her life as a working dog and the pet of an animal lover mommy. Suzie and Grace have had a close relationship and were so tuned with each other that she has been able to translate her feelings and thoughts into words. For that reason Grace sincerely can state that Suzie and she wrote this book together. They began writing this story soon after returning home, full of hopes and plans for a future that she imagined endless. Life is unpredictable, Suzie departed unexpectedly and Grace had to walk alone the rest of the road. Suzie, a gorgeous and clever German Shepherd Seeing Eye Dog, writes letters to a cat in the street. In these letters she describes her life as an ingenious working dog as well as the adored pet of an animal lover mommy who stimulates her emotionally and intellectually. The reader also learns about the life of her friend Cat and her struggles to survive in a city that each day turns more hostile to animals due to the construction of new buildings and constant deforestation. The core of this book is the extraordinary and unique love relationship between this dog and her human. Other topics present in this volume are animal rights, the exploitation of animals, vegetarianism, natural healing and the environment, as well as the void, sadness and loneliness of the author when her beloved dog passed away, the emotional support of other humans and the spiritual connection between Suzie and her mommy through the invisible silver cord called LOVE. The book is witty, colorful, ingenious, sentimental... It makes you laugh and cry. This is a subject that animal lovers of all ages will enjoy reading. Besides being entertaining, it also can be helpful for people who have lost a dear animal. Grace Franchi is a vegetarian, animal lover, animal rights activist, nutrition and natural hygiene counselor and writer. She writes short stories for children and adults, poetry and non-fiction, and published Rivers Of Light, a book of prayers, Annie's Journal, the story of her second Guide Dog, The Fruit Contest, a book for children, Alphazoo, a children's book, and The Hidden Path, a collection of forty four stories for adults. Grace speaks several languages, likes to play domino and other games, grows plants and is interested in animals, the environment, music, books, arts, computers and volunteer work. She lives with Darla, her third Guide Dog, a sweet black Labrador, and Kristian, a mischievous white toy Poodle. For more information about this book and the author, visit: http: //www.greenpathtowellness.com/