For Love of Animals

Read Her Like an Open Book with Bill Wolfe: Celebrating literary fiction by women.

Read Her Like an Open Book is a great source of excellent book reviews of literary fiction by women, as well as occasional guest blogs on various book related topics. Today I’m honored to be the guest blogger.

For Love of Animals

“As I watch footage of Ukrainian citizens fleeing their hometowns, some with a baby in one arm and a dog or cat in the other, I am moved even further to tears. When picked up, most cats and dogs—and especially toddlers—will squirm to get down. How on earth could this young mother or this aging grandmother manage to carry them for endless, tedious, terrifying hours? I know the answer right away. I’d do the same. You’d do the same. We’d carry our beloved family members no matter how strained our arms or backs might become. Like each of them, we’d find a way to get our loved ones to safety. . .”

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For love of animals: Debra Thomas on the saving grace of animals in life and literature