Spotlight and Giveaway: The Dog Year

THE DOG YEAR introduces us to Dr. Lucy Peterman, a well-respected surgeon whose patients rely on her warmth, compassion and fierce support. But that was Lucy before the accident -- before her husband and unborn baby were ripped away from her in an instant, before her future felt like a broken promise. After she’s caught stealing supplies from the hospital, Lucy is faced with a choice: get some help, or lose her medical license.

Now, she’s reluctantly sharing her deepest fears with a bunch of strangers, avoiding her loneliness by befriending a troubled girl, pinning her hopes on her husband’s last gift, and getting involved with a rugged cop from her past. It’s only when she is adopted by a stray mutt and moves her group to the dog park that she begins to truly bond with the rag-tag dog-loving addicts—and discovers that a chaotic, unplanned life might be the sweetest of all.

Photo by Matt Boatright-Simon

About the Author:
Ann Garvin worked as a registered nurse while finishing her doctorate in exercise psychology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is a professor of health and nutrition at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Additionally, she teaches creative writing in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester NH. She is the author of one previous novel, On Maggie’s Watch. She lives in Wisconsin. Visit Ann at her website, Facebook, and Twitter.

Thanks to Berkley (Penguin), we have one copy of The Dog Year for a lucky US reader!

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US only. Giveaway ends June 15th at midnight EST.