NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz’s Going Home.In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the delightful menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the unforgettable border collie rescue. Now, in Izzy & Lenore, Katz delves deeper into his connection with the beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again … beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again about the unexpected places animals can take us. Affectionate and intuitive, Izzy is unlike any dog Katz has encountered, and the two undertake a journey Katz could not have imagined without the arrival of a new companion: a spirited, bright-eyed black Labrador puppy named Lenore.
As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities in upstate New York, Katz and Izzy bring comfort and canine companionship to people who most need it. An eighty-year-old Alzheimer’s patient smiles for the first time in months when she feels Izzy’s soft fur. A retired logger joyfully remembers his own beloved dog when he sees Izzy. As Izzy bonds with patients and Katz focuses on their families, the author begins to come to terms with his own life, discovering dark realities he has never confronted. Meanwhile, Lenore–quickly dubbed the Hound of Love–arrives at Bedlam. Her genial personality and boundless capacity for affection steer Katz out of the shadows, rekindle his love of working with dogs, and restore his connection to the farm and the animals and people around him.
Humorous and deeply moving, Izzy & Lenore is a story of a man confronting his past, embracing the blessings of his current life, and rediscovering the meaning of friendship, family, and faith. Katz shares an uplifting tale of love, compassion, and the rich and complex relationships between dogs and their humans.
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I love this book! You will too.
I’ve read almost all of his books. They are all good.
Love Katz books, very entertaining yet sometimes very heart breaking. From one dog lover
As the author points out in the beginning of the book, no dogs die in this book. An inspirational story about the profound connection between humans and dogs.
Amazing dog story. It definitely shows that dogs have special instincts about sick humans and how they can be helped. Very good book.
A must-read.
Not as good a Katz’s A Dog Year, but it has a different story to tell: how the author was surprised by depression and found a way to begin to heal.
I love to read real stories about real life experiences people have with their dogs. Dogs bring us joy and laughter to offset the pains of life and the pain we have when we lose them. I believe dogs do understand much more than we sometimes give them credit for. In this book, Izzy certainly proves that. This is a great read for dog lovers!
great read using dogs and humans interacting together. dogs in hospice with patients is truly inspirational.
A feel good book. Hospice volunteering is awesome. What great dogs.
This Katz book is wonderful on many levels. His relationships with his dogs has always been revealed in his books, but this volume shows more of Katz and all his conflicts than before.
AMericans have a deep resistance to openly speaking of death and dying. This book goes a long way in showing the values of the hospice movement and the peace …
Fun read. Interesting life of a man and his dogs.
This is one of my favorite Jon Katz books. If you want to see the whole story of being a hospice volunteer this is a must read book for you. I like the real way Jon wrote about the dogs in his life and the challenges they bring as well as his struggles with mental health.
What a sweet, intelligent dog. So nice to see he could give some comfort to such ill patients.
I liked this novel very much. It’s the 3rd novel by Jon Katz I have read and I plan to read all of them. They are sensitive, thoughtful,hopeful . Jon’s shows us how much animals enrich our lives and how much they have changed and enriched his life.
A non fiction book about an author and his dogs. What’s not to love. Part of the book tells us about Izzy’s experience as a service dog for Hospice. I will be starting Palliative care this week and I would love to have a comfort dog, so I can imagine how valuable that service is. Thank you Jon and Izzy.
If you love dogs and think they are intuitive then this affirms your opinion.
A charmingly written book by the wonderful author Jon Katz. He describes the powerful relationship between humans and their dogs and the inspiration this relationship can bring us.