A Dog Called Hope by Morgan and Lewis

Title: A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him

Authors: Jason Morgan (American, ?- ) 

and Damien Lewis (British, 1966- )

Originally published: 2016
Page count: 324


Dates read: 12/8/2020-12/23/2020
2020 book goal progress: 30 out of 20
Reading category: TBR Shelf


Read my other book reviews for my 2020 goal HERE.

Description on back of book:

A Dog Called Hope is the incredible story of a service dog who brought a devastated soldier back from the brink and taught him how to be a true father. It is the story of Napal, who built bridges between his wheelchair-bound battle buddy and the rest of able-bodied humankind. It is the story of Jason, who found life's true meaning with the help of his faithful companion. Humorous, intensely moving, and uplifting, Jason and Napal's heartwarming tale will brighten any day and lift every heart.

First sentence:
"The air is slick with moisture yet burning hot all at the same time."

Review:

This was a good read. I may have cried several times, but it was inspirational. I have wanted to raise service puppies for a while now and, though it will be hard to give them away after about 18 months, this book has only encouraged me to do so!

Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Morgan and Lewis have the last words:

"Even if there was no chance that what I said was true, I still preferred to nurture hope. For without hope, what is there?"

"We define people by the physical, by what we can see. The ability. The physical beauty. The stature of the warrior. But actually what matters is the person inside."