{"product_id":"a-dog-in-georgia","title":"A Dog in Georgia","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNamed a Best\/Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Zibby Owens and New Jersey Monthly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The pleasure of the novel is in watching Amy's transformation . . . readers will be transported.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Dog lovers (and all others) will find much pleasure in this charming story.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A novel that remains deeply funny even as it explores some of the darkest days in recent Caucasus history. Grodstein rejects the simple binaries that so often define Western writing about the former Soviet Union... \n\u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e is proof that a hero's journey need not be haughty and that a political novel can be whimsical and bubbly. In a book ostensibly about animals, Grodstein instead probes the limits of human compassion.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Amy Webb is a chef. Or rather, she was a chef. Somewhere along the way she also became a wife and a stepmother and an emergency contact, and the part of her that was a chef disappeared entirely--along with her sense of self. Which is why she is currently in the republic of Georgia, on a mission to find a lost dog named Angel, and, more importantly, the life's purpose she once took for granted. For months, Amy has escaped by watching Youtube videos of Angel walking the children of Tbilisi to school. When Angel goes missing, Amy volunteers to go find him. The fact that her husband may be having (another) affair and her stepson is away at college probably has something to do with it. Who is Amy, after all, if she's not taking care of other people? But to her surprise, Angel proves elusive, and while she does make friends with a number of stray dogs, what she finds in Tblisi is entirely human. Is she happy in her marriage? What happened to her career? Why doesn't she ever cook anymore, even just for herself? Helping her on this journey of self-discovery is a rebellious teenager, a mysterious and attractive Russian, and several post-Soviet grandmothers. And, of course, the rich food and culture and complicated politics of Georgia itself. After a lifetime of looking away from her own needs and appetites, Amy is forced to confront what she really wants and how to finally find herself--and a dog\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLauren Grodstein is the author of the Read with Jenna pick \n\u003ci\u003eWe Must Not Think of Ourselves, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \n\u003ci\u003eThe Explanation for Everything, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \n\u003ci\u003eA Friend of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, children, and two large dogs, and is a professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia \u003c\/i\u003eis a banger about rebooting your life... [an] education in what American life looks like from the outside.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinnesota Star Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A New Yorker takes her identity crisis -- along with her love for animals -- abroad. . . . tart, emotionally attuned.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Heartwarming moments, vivid characters, wise insights... \n\u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia \u003c\/i\u003ehas it all. . . . a journey of self-discovery and joy.\" --\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman's World, book club pick for August\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] perfectly... magnificently... intricately crafted story of a woman on a mission that becomes a greater journey than she could have imagined... You won't forget Amy or the dogs. But you especially won't forget the people of Georgia, their love for their dogs, and their desperate love of freedom, as well as the futility of protesting Russia's iron fist. Is that futility, in all too many ways, a warning of what may be coming to America?\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"A Dog in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of self-reflection and self-reclamation, as well as an exploration of the human connections and fulfillments one can find in places one never thought imaginable. But it is also a fictional rallying cry -- one that can be heard by any concerned American citizen paying attention to America's ongoing political spiral. It is both refreshing and necessary -- for dog lovers and the politically-minded alike.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouthern Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Wry and searching . . . What \n\u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e does particularly well--better than many novels preoccupied with reinvention--is refuse the language of reinvention altogether. Amy does not \"find herself\" so much as re-encounter her own appetite. \n\u003ci\u003eA Dog in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e is a winter book in the best sense: reflective without inertia, warm without sentimentality. It is a novel for readers who suspect that care has become compulsory, that self-erasure often masquerades as virtue, and that appetite--culinary, emotional, intellectual--remains one of the last reliable forms of truth.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgia Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Readers will fall in love with [Grodstein's] tenderly rendered characters, all of them (like all of us) a bit messy.--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn this beautiful story of connection and self-reflection, a missing dog in Georgia sets Amy Webb on an adventure away from her tumultuous marriage and towards a journey of self-discovery and joy. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy Webb is a chef. Or rather, she was a chef. Somewhere along the way she also became a wife and a stepmother and an emergency contact, and the part of her that was a chef disappeared entirely--along with her sense of self. Which is why she is currently in the republic of Georgia, on a mission to find a lost dog named Angel, and, more importantly, the life's purpose she once took for granted. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For months, Amy has escaped by watching Youtube videos of Angel walking the children of Tbilisi to school. When Angel goes missing, Amy volunteers to go find him. The fact that her husband may be having (another) affair and her stepson is away at college probably has something to do with it. Who is Amy, after all, if she's not taking care of other people? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But to her surprise, Angel proves elusive, and while she does make friends with a number of stray dogs, what she finds in Tblisi is entirely human. Is she happy in her marriage? What happened to her career? Why doesn't she ever cook anymore, even just for herself? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Helping her on this journey of self-discovery is a rebellious teenager, a mysterious and attractive Russian, and several post-Soviet grandmothers. And, of course, the rich food and culture and complicated politics of Georgia itself. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a lifetime of looking away from her own needs and appetites, Amy is forced to confront what she really wants and how to finally find herself-- \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And a dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781643752358, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/09\/2025 (EAN 9781643752358, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781643752358, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grodstein, Lauren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-08-05\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction \/ Animals|Fiction \/ Family Life \/ Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce|Fiction \/ Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Married women|Lost dogs|Georgia (Republic)|Voyages and travels|Self-actualization (Psychology) in women|Cooks|Fiction|Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643752358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781643752358\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53032972419353,"sku":"SP-9781643752358","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781643752358_spiral.png?v=1787280067","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/a-dog-in-georgia","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}