This is beautifully written story of a decent man who has emotionally withdrawn after a failed marriage from an unpleasant spouse. Donald Atwell, lives a solitary life as a caretaker and handyman on a Virginia estate. The job provides lodging and permission to cut and sell firewood off the property. When his truck breaks down alongside a country road he is witness to a puppy being casually discarded on the road by a couple of lowlifes. The puppy is infested with fleas and half starved but, as dogs will, does not seem to hold a grudge against the world, just taking life as it comes.
Donald intends to run the dog to the vet and then leave him at an animal shelter but the little guy’s trusting sweet nature gets through Donald’s shell and the pair bond. The rest of the story is, as the title states, a love story as the the attachment between man and dog deepens. Nova, named after the car driven by the trashy humans that discarded him, develops into a smart loving companion. Nova’s outgoing personality, happy smile and loving nature attracts the type of people worth meeting and soon Donald is reengaging with humanity. The story ends in the inevitable heartbreak and loss that comes with loving a dog ( You will shed tears if you have a heart.) but with Donald in a much better place for having loved and been loved by a special soul.
T. R. Pearson is a gifted writer whose work is full of poignant observations, wonderfully drawn characters and pitch perfect dialogue. This story never hits a false note, becomes self indulgent or feels in the least contrived. There is no gratuitous violence, sex scenes or formulaic twaddle. This wonderful books does give you hope that perhaps humanity is not a total waste of skin.
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