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Sophie from Romania

A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog

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Sophie from Romania

By: Rory Cellan-Jones
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How do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist and award-winning Movers and Shakers podcaster Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change the course of his life. This is the story of #SophieFromRomania, told in full for the first time.

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’.

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 . . . 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.

This is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.

'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' Jojo Moyes

'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' Niall Harbison

©2024 Rory Cellan-Jones (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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A beautiful story wonderfully told

I was late to Sophie’s story on social media but this book is an honest and reflective look back at a remarkable year and journey. Any dog lover will enjoy it immensely.

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Sophie from London

What a beautiful story, Sophie reminds me of of my Francesco. A Japanese Spitz brought from Italia to Venezuela, He got retained in custom for a couple of days and between the travel and everything it took him long to trust his environment. But with time and patience he learned to be one more of the pack. He was a brat most of the time. But a sweet one at that.

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