WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION “Playful and poignant . . . will be
enjoyed by readers of the best dog tales such as The Art of Racing in the Rain for its
ability to evoke both the aggravation and deep love that dogs foster.”— BookPage In this
poignant funny and disarmingly honest memoir one of the world’s most beloved storytellers
the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Book Thief tells of his family’s
adoption of three troublesome rescue dogs—a charming and courageous love story about making
even the most incorrigible animals family. There’s a madman dog beside me and the hounds of
memory ahead of us . . . It’s love and beasts and wild mistakes and regret but never to
change things. What happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big wild
street-hardened dogs—Reuben more wolf than hound Archer blond beautiful destructive and
the rancorously smiling Frosty who walks like a rolling thunderstorm? The answer can only be
chaos: There are street fights park fights public shamings property damages injuries
hospital visits wellness checks pure comedy shocking tragedy and carnage that must be read
to be believed. There is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure a strengthening of will but
most important of all an explosion of love—and the joy and recognition of family. Three Wild
Dogs (and the Truth) is a tender motley and exquisitely written memoir about the human need
for both connection and disorder a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and
beauty—but also the visceral truth of the natural world—straight to our doors and into our
lives and change us forever.
