{"product_id":"my-dog-tulip-movie-tie-in-edition-paperback","title":"My Dog Tulip: Movie Tie-In Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. Ackerley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartwarming and profound, this account of one writer's relationship with his beloved German Shepherd is \"one of the bonafide dog-lit classics\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, well into middle age, he came into possession of a German Shepherd. To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the \"ideal friend\" he had been searching for in vain for years. \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen-year companionship, as well as a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn vivid and sometimes startling detail, Ackerley tells of Tulip's often erratic behavior and very canine tastes, and of his own fumbling but determined efforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen as a major animated feature film with a cast that includes the voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, and Isabella Rossellini. Heralded as \"a stroke of genius\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \"the love story of the year\" by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a masterpiece of animal literature that is sure to touch the hearts of anyone who has found companionship with their own four-legged friend.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. R. Ackerley\u003c\/b\u003e (1896-1967) was for many years the literary editor of the BBC magazine \u003ci\u003eThe Listener\u003c\/i\u003e. His works include three memoirs, H\u003ci\u003eindoo Holiday, My Dog Tulip, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Father and Myself, \u003c\/i\u003e and a novel, \u003ci\u003e We Think The World of You \u003c\/i\u003e(all available as New York Review Books). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e's most recent books are \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Lives of Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.06 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399171129522,"sku":"9781590174142","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4b7494756f4d2e1c8fe61ccc1196dbd0.webp?v=1778066387","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/my-dog-tulip-movie-tie-in-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}