Dog Years by Mark Doty Bahrain This book's inspiration Soul Food

This book's inspiration Soul Food achieved its wide popularity by word of mouth

the power of the human heart

and throws in her lot with art instead

draw afresh their own bold lines

Charlotte Eichler

Dog Years by Mark Doty Bahrain This book's inspiration Soul FoodWhy do dogs speak so profoundly to our inner lives? When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he finds himself bringing home Beau, a large golden retriever, malnourished and in need of loving care, to join Arden, the black retriever. As Beau bounds back to life, the two dogs become Mark Doty's companions, his solace, and eventually the very life force that keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days