Walking Back to Happiness

The sweet if somewhat somber story of a young widow gradually coming back to life with the help of her meddling family and a fledgling dog-walking business. Secondary plot involves the heroine's sister, a new mom who is struggling to find herself and recapture the magic of her marriage. Worth the price of the book just for the widow's kooky next door neighbors, a not-quite domesticated rock-n-roll family who deserve their own novel. Not quite as dog-centric as the author's previous novel, Lost Dogs & Lonely Hearts, but still quite a few entertaining pet moments.