{"product_id":"9781529918588","title":"Sophie From Romania : A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Cellan-Jones, Rory \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 10\/10\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529918588,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW* | 'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' Jojo Moyes |  'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' Niall HarbisonHow do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas 2022, former BBC journalist and award-nominated podcaster Rory Cellan-Jones received a special delivery that changed the course of his life. This is the story of #SophieFromRomania, told in full for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily pandemic walks which alleviated his Parkinson’s Disease symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane contemplated opening up their hearts again and came across a dog listing for ‘a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London in a van from Central Europe on 17th December. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together – unaware it is more than a year ahead. Sophie from Romania follows the journey of her adoption – from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first foray outside – as Roryand Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie’s trust, and navigate Rory’s Parkinson’s diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a moving story of growing together through love, kindness and a lot of patience, revealing how adopting pets can be challenging but also full of rewarding moments. It’s also a celebration of rescue dogs, and communit,y as Rory uplifts fellow Romanian dog owners and his new friends from the #SophieFromRomania hashtag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43704919097388,"sku":"9781529918588","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529918588.jpg?v=1722933444","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529918588","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}