Posted on 25/11/06
The Globe 100
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIRMarley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, by John Grogan, Morrow, 289 pages, $28.95 John Grogan's unsparingly honest memoir is about two nice people and their three children saddled (but also blessed) with a difficult Labrador retriever. Grogan's account of Marley's exploits is belly-clutchingly funny, but no amount of humour can mask the couple's frustration and despair at their dog's destructive ways. Of their 13 years together, Grogan writes: "Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy. . . . Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and . . . unwavering loyalty." He may not have been the world's worst dog, but Marley inspired this funny, wrenching and unforgettable work.
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