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Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole : A Novel

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Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt, a funny and touching tale of aging, death, friendship, and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all.

Tassen has always been a one-man dog. When his human companion, Major Thorkildsen, dies, Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats, and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsenā€™s expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs.

But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorerā€™s arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in-law. Eager to move in to the Majorā€™s spacious house, they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate, Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T arenā€™t about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs, this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them.

Good Dogs Donā€™t Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dogā€™s friendship with an elderly woman.


Verteller: Derek Perkins
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