The Dog Sitter: Feel good relatable fiction about starting over Niki Smith human life may not be

human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen

“Heart-smashed” by her mother Mary’s death in September 2022 yet puzzled and “more than a little ashamed” by the intensity of her response

My new next-door neighbor seems to have everything figured out

” So ends Kate Baer’s remarkable poem “Things My Girlfriends Teach Me

From bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly

The Dog Sitter: Feel good relatable fiction about starting over Niki Smith human life may not beWhen a woman whose life has gone sideways takes a 30 day dog sitting job in New York City, despite not being a dog person, she's pulled into Manhattan's chaotic social orbit. This delightfully offbeat story is a heartfelt journey of messy midlife reinvention, filled with sharp humor, quirky characters, and one very judgmental dog. Recently divorced, newly evicted, and suddenly strapped, Colleen Fitzroy is out of options. She reluctantly agrees to work