The Boy And The Dog Av Seishu Hase

<B>Winner of the Naoki Prize<BR/><BR/> Perfect for fans of <I>The Guest Cat </I>and <I>Before the Coffee Gets Cold <BR/><BR/>'</I></B>It’s no wonder the author won the prestigious Naoki Prize for this novel, which is at times heartwarming and suspenseful, detailing true resilience and survival.' <B><I>Belfast Telegraph</I></B><BR/><BR/><B>One dog changes the life of everyone who takes him in on his journey to reunite with his first owner in this inspiring tribute to the bond between humans and dogs and the life-affirming power of connection.</B><BR/><BR/> Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog outside a convenience store. The dog’s tag says “Tamon,” a name evocative of the guardian deity of the north. The man decides to keep Tamon, becoming the first in a series of owners as the dog journeys south to find the boy whom disaster tore him from.<BR/> <BR/> Over the c