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FIXING FREDDIE BOOK REVIEWS
FIXING FREDDIE BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed: ‘Fixing Freddie’ by Paula Munier, Adams Media: 256 pp., $19.95
Susan Salter Reynolds
Los Angeles Times, August 22, 2010
Paula Munier, recently divorced, writes that they didn’t need a dog, but in the end, of course, they did. Munier’s 12-year-old son, Mikey, was sick of moving; his father had just moved out, and only a puppy would make their new house in Massachusetts feel like a home. Enter Freddie, a 6-month-old beagle, 50% off and already housetrained. “New job, new house, new puppy,” Munier thinks. “I had this single mom thing down.” Then follows, as you well know, blow after blow to Munier’s efforts to create a stable home for her son and a new life for herself, a plotline so true, so scientifically replicable that it makes a story about a bad dog who helps create a new family from the fragments of an old family seem unusual. Fixing Freddie, of course, is just a metaphor. Munier’s ability to pick it up, try again, clean up the kitchen, be hopeful in a new relationship is only the back story. Mikey’s relationship with Freddie is the uplifting part, the survival tale, complete with heroes and demons and new lands, new fears to be vanquished.
Fixing Freddie fun look at life with a delinquent beagle
Brian Douglas, Knoxville Dog Health Examiner
August 17th, 2010 7:46 am ET
At times lighthearted and cheery, while at others thoughtful and heartfelt, Fixing Freddie (Adams Media; $19.95) is a winsome entry in the ever-popular pet memoir writing sweepstakes that is sure to garner good reviews and a loyal following. <CLICK HERE TO READ MORE>
FIXING FREDDIE READER REVIEWS
“Hi my name is Emily and I just bought your book “Fixing Freddie”. I’m only halfway through but I think this is an amazing book. I love all the little stories that you have put together to form a book. This book has me laughing out loud. I enjoy the quotes you put at the beginning of every chapter. This book makes me think about the relationship with my dog Mic. I hope you start writing another book soon. I am recommending this book to everyone. Again this is an amazing book and I think your a wonderful writer.”
FIXING FREDDIE NEWS
NEW BOOK, NEW BONE GIVEAWAY!
We know that it’s all you incredible dog lovers out there spreading the word to your friends and family that will make this book take off, so we’re giving you a Books & Bones giveaway!
All you have to do is read FIXING FREDDIE and post a nice review on Amazon (buy locally, review globally!) Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, your favorite dog blog or even your own blog, and email the link to the review to Freddie@ FixingFreddie.com. (Please type REVIEW in the subject line so we don’t mistake it for spam.)
Go ahead and post the same review on as many sites as you want – the more, the merrier! Each one counts as another entry! The prize is pictured above: a doggie bag filled with dog training books for you and doggie bones for your favorite canine!
Thank you for your support!
Hugs and Howls,
– Paula and Freddie
To request a review copy or to schedule an interview or event, please contact:
Beth Gissinger
Publicity Director, Adams Media
57 Littlefield, Avon, MA 02359
(508) 427-7100
beth.gissinger@fwmedia.com
Thanks for your interest!
Literary Representation
Gina Panettieri
Talcott Notch Literary Agency
gpanettieri@talcottnotch.net
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