{"product_id":"book-is4d","title":"Sophie From Romania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas, newly\u003cbr\u003eretired 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003eParkinson's symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for\u003cbr\u003e'a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBright-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a moving story of love, kindness and a lot of patience, paying tribute to rescue dogs and their tender community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A DAILY DOSE OF HOPE' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJojo Moyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH JOY' \u003c\/b\u003eNiall Harbison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© Rory Cellan-Jones 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49279583125808,"sku":"BDis4d","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/is4d-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777170257","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-is4d","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}