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The Leading Lady

Dinah’s Story

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The Leading Lady

By: Betty White, Tom Sullivan
Narrated by: Betty White, Tom Sullivan
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The star of television's The Golden Girls recounts the tale of Dinah, a seeing eye dog who, no longer able to work for her blind master after going blind herself, was adopted by White.

©1992 Betty White and Tom Sullivan (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity

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"A pleasant, personalized account of two celebrities-- singer/entertainer Sullivan... and TV star White... and the guide dog who touched both their lives. When Sullivan, blind since birth, realizes that his devoted guide dog, a golden retriever named Dinah, is herself losing her sight, he begrudgingly decides to adopt a new working dog--a strapping young Labrador retriever named Nelson. But when Dinah cannot accept the ``career change'' to family pet, it is longtime friend and animal-lover White who comes to the rescue by taking Dinah in." ( Kirkus Reviews)
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So happy that Betty & Tom shared Dinah's story. Two remarkable people & one amazing dog! It taught me quite a bit about blindness & dogs.

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This story is such a sweet journey of Dinah, the leading lady! But it also shares how animals and humans connect, each relationship unique. I cried multiple times during my listen out of sheer gratitude and definitely saw parallels to my own life!

Heart warming!!

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inspirational. The magic of a relationship between a dog and a man and the love of it all.

The book brought a tear to my eye.

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What I enjoyed was listening to Betty and Tom and looking at the world through Tom’s “eyes”.

Hearing this book

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I've never really understood the phenomenal nature of a seeing eye dog or the hard work required by a blind person to learn to be a compassionate master/mistress. I adore Betty White but the fascination of this story goes beyond that. I also fell in love with Dinah.

fascinating and heart warming

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Enjoyed the audiobook and fell in love with the leading lady. Thank you Betty and Tom , gained a lot of insight into all the hard work and love that goes into training support dogs <3

Loved it

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Just finished this book on Audible. I’ll be honest the only reason I selected this book was because of Betty White. But if I had to pick my top three books of all times, this book would edge its self right into the top three knocking out one of my other three. This book is for dog lovers everywhere. This book is for people who really need a clear understanding about what it’s like to be a blind person. This book is for those who love Betty White, and want a glimpse into what her personal life was like. This book was amazing and I am so thankful that I just selected it on a whim.

Fantastic!

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Tom Sullivan's fight for independence and the use of Dinah to achieve that Independence. and of course Betty White's Love of animals of all kinds especially the dogs.

the personality of the dogs

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I had to listen to this book from start to finish - I couldn’t wait for the next chapter! I learned so much about guide dogs, friendship and what a treasure a wonderful canine companion can be! WOW!!

What a Friend!

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This is a great story and I love the back and forth of Tom and Betty's stories

Amazing story and well told

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