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When a dog's lead causes David to become entangled with Alice and Quentin's exuberance leads to Suki being covered in mud David is pilloried on social media by the local dog walking community and branded a threat to women. In an attempt to redeem his character, he becomes involved in a protest to prevent the local landowner (Lord Hartford) from banning dog walkers from Marston Woods. The protest is hi jacked by a radical environmental group which suspects the edict has more sinister motives. Following a confrontation with the police, David is hailed an 'eco warrior' by the local community and finds himself embarking on a crusade to expose the duke's real intentions.
His new role brings him back into contact with Alice who still regards him with suspicion. Both are covid refugees from London whose lives have been turned upside down by their experiences of the pandemic. Through shared suffering their relationship blossoms but Alice insists that David must first attempt to save his marriage before she will agree to continue their courtship.
David returns to London intending to support his wife's commitment to environmental action. He joins her on a climate demonstration where Quentin becomes embroiled in an altercation with by-standers which leads to his incarceration in a dog pound and David's committal to hospital with head injuries. As recriminations follow and truths are revealed David realizes that his marriage cannot be saved and so he returns to Marston where the real and sinister reason for the closure of the woods has now become apparent.
A word from the author:
Dogs have played an important part in my life for the past thirty years. It's not just the companionship they bring, it's access to a whole lifestyle - a key part of which is dog walking. Dog walkers are an unusual breed of people -stoic and resilient - committed as they are to trudging the paths, pavements, parks and fields of their locality to satisfy the needs of their canine companions. As you get to know them, each has a different story to tell and it's through the channel of dog walking that I have met so many unassuming but deeply interesting people.
This book is a celebration of the unique relationship between people and dogs and a thank-you to the many dog walkers (known only by the names of their dogs) that I've met as I've exercised my own canine friend.
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