{"product_id":"ever-by-my-side-a-memoir-in-eight-pets-paperback","title":"Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight Pets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Trout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The lessons that these animals taught me have been subtle, startling, and inspirational, playing a small but vital part in helping to shape the person you see with the stethoscope around his neck.\" --Dr. Nick Trout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Nick Trout has captivated readers by taking them behind the scenes into the heartwarming--and sometimes heartrending--world of veterinary medicine. In \u003ci\u003eEver By My Side, \u003c\/i\u003e Nick turns the lens inward to offer a funny, moving, and intimate memoir about how the pets he has had throughout his life have shaped him into the son, husband, father, and doctor he is today. Using his relationships with those beloved animals to tell his life story, Nick shares the profound lessons he's learned about friendship, loyalty, and resilience. The result is a moving story that speaks not just to animal lovers, but to any reader who appreciates the bonds we have with our loved ones, be they animal or human, and the lengths to which we go to nurture those bonds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick waxes nostalgic about his boyhood in a working-class British suburb, where a large German shepherd named Patch was the perfect companion to a scrawny, bookish boy in a neighborhood full of bullies. He writes about his relationship with his father, the man who nurtured Nick's dream of becoming a vet, even though he couldn't have imagined the career would lead his only son 3,000 miles away. He describes wooing his future wife and stepdaughter and (perhaps most difficult of all) their ornery cat. And he offers a poignant chronicle of his daughter's devastating diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how a little yellow Labrador retriever played an important role in bringing joy to their family when they needed it most. Alongside Nick's warm reflections, the pets in these pages come alive as irresistible characters in their own right and showcase the power of animals to offer a lifetime of consolation, guidance, and abiding affection.\u003cbr\u003eTender, wry, and ruminative, \u003ci\u003eEver By My Side\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Trout\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from veterinary school at the University of Cambridge in 1989. He is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and is a staff surgeon at the prestigious Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. He is the author of three books, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eTell Me Where It Hurts, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLove is the Best Medicine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEver By My Side, \u003c\/i\u003e and has been a contributing columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Bark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrevention\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. Nick considers himself a runner (though his marathon days are behind him), an avid reader and a passionate advocate for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, two daughters and their two dogs, Meg, their yellow Labrador, and Sophie, their Jack Russell terrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748208214304,"sku":"9780767932011","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a6074e38ba0f9c5ca952bd4aba4dfd8.webp?v=1779906255","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ever-by-my-side-a-memoir-in-eight-pets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}