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Sophie: dog overboard: dog overboard
Emma Pearse
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Description for Sophie: dog overboard: dog overboard
Paperback. The story that became a global sensation, now sold for film, of Sophie, the amazing Australian cattle dog who fell off a yacht, was feared lost, yet swam six miles through shark-infested waters to a remote Whitsunday island where she survived for five months before being miraculously reunited with her amazed owners. Num Pages: 336 pages, One 8-page colour section, maps, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: BTP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
When Jan and Dave Griffith's beloved cattle dog, Sophie, fell overboard from the family yacht during rough weather, she feared the worst. But Sophie, a true Aussie battler, wasn't going to give up that easily. She swam six miles through shark-infested waters to a remote Whitsunday island where she survived for five months before being miraculously reunited with her amazed owners. Sophie, a highly domesticated dog, had been living ferally - and surviving. Yet one glimpse of her owners when they were reunited was enough for the old Sophie to re-emerge.
This is an amazing, inspirational story of survival, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444715224
SKU
V9781444715224
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Emma Pearse
Emma Pearse is an Australian journalist who has been living and working in New York for over ten years, where she wrote for New York, Slate, Salon and The Village Voice, among others. She moved back to Australia to write the book and is currently living in Byron Bay.
Reviews for Sophie: dog overboard: dog overboard
'It was amazing how this dog swam to a remote island and survived to be reunited with her family. All dog lovers should read this book.'
Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
'Inspiring and heart-warming, Sophie tells many stories: of family and friendship, of survival and loyalty and, most of all, of ... Read more
Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
'Inspiring and heart-warming, Sophie tells many stories: of family and friendship, of survival and loyalty and, most of all, of ... Read more