Where the trail grows faint: a year in the life of a therapy dog team (River teeth literary nonfiction prize)
Animals and wildlife, Psychology, Aging (social issues)
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Writer recounts visiting a nursing home with her therapy dog, Hannah, a Labrador retriever. Describes effects of Hannah's presence, which soothed residents and elicited personal accounts of life, love, and growing older. Interweaves patients' experiences with those of author's family and meditations on aging. River Teeth Literary NF Prize. 2005
Title Details
ISBN
9780803224513
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Copyright Date
2005
Book number
4417457
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Madelyn Buzzard
Duration
6 hours 13 minutes 17 seconds
Audio producer
American Printing House for the Blind