{"product_id":"9781787304833-his-smell-after-the-rain","title":"Ubac and Me","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Life of Love and Adventure With a French Mountain Dog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable memoir about a life of adventure in the great outdoors and the power of a dog's transformative love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Cédric Sapin-Defour’s celebration of the life of Ubac has made him a literary sensation’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A tribute to the love humans feel for their pets’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cédric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a litter of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies need homes. A lonely, single, sports teacher and mountain climber in the French Alps, Cédric visits the dogs and immediately falls for the puppy with a blue collar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed Ubac, French for the north side of the mountain – the rainy, cloudy slope – the puppy quickly upends Cédric’s life. They go on hikes together, taking to the hills and exploring, forging a bond that brings joy and a sense of fulfilment and adventure. They brave the world together, hate to be apart, crave the mountains and the natural world; they protect each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the course of thirteen years, their pack expands to include Mathilde, Cédric’s wife, and more dogs. \u003ci\u003eUbac and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate meditation on a joyous life lived too fast, the aching pain of separation, and the transformative effect of unconditional love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUbac and Me\u003c\/i\u003e has been a word-of-mouth sensation, selling over half a million copies in France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Adriana Hunter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41761079296097,"sku":"9781787304833","price":16.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33739619.jpg?v=1744607283","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787304833-his-smell-after-the-rain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}