‘Fills my heart with so much joy' <\/b>Niall Harbison, bestselling author of Tina<\/i>
'In a dark time, a daily dose of hope’ <\/b>Jojo Moyes<\/p>\n
How do you welcome someone new into your heart and home?<\/i><\/b> A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life.<\/b><\/p>\n
This is the story of rescue dog #SophieFromRomania.<\/b><\/p>\n
In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage. She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson’s symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for ‘a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home’.<\/p>\n
Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022. Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together – but the road ahead will be a long one.<\/p>\n
This book follows the real journey of Sophie’s adoption – from her battles with anxiety, to the joys of play and her first time outside – as Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie’s trust and navigate Rory’s Parkinson’s disease.<\/p>\n
This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 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’. Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London in a van from Central Europe on 17th December. ‘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 Rory and Diane work with expert dog trainer Si to win Sophie’s trust, and navigate Rory’s Parkinson’s diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[641],"product_tag":[27080,1195,449,259],"class_list":["post-109953","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-biography","product_tag-animal-life-stories","product_tag-autobiography-literary","product_tag-dogs-as-pets","product_tag-memoirs","pa_book_author-cellan-jones-rory","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-636-70887-edition23","pa_edition-new-edition","pa_imprint-vintage","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8634","pa_publisher-vintage","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n