Book description
Following Atticus is Tom Ryan's moving true story, of a man and
his remarkable dog.
Tom Ryan is a middle-aged, overweight, no-nonsense newspaper editor.
But when Atticus M. Finch, a Miniature Schnauzer, arrives, he is
forced to question everything about his life.
Wanting to raise money in memory of a friend who died of cancer, Tom
decides that they will both climb 48 of New Hampshire's mountains
during a single winter - twice.
What awaits the pair is the adventure of a lifetime.
In an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland, they face raging
blizzards, frostbite and storms. It is a rare test of endurance that
soon becomes a soul-searching journey.
And then, within a month of returning home, tragedy strikes. Atticus
goes blind, and the blood tests suggest something even worse. Now
facing an even greater challenge, Tom and Atticus undertake a journey
through darkness and into light.
For anyone that loved Marley and Me, Following Atticus by Tom
Ryan is a heartwarming story of friendship, selflessness, redemption
-- and above all, love.
Tom Ryan worked as an editor until 2007, when he decided to sell his
newspaper move to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He started
climbing in memory of a friend who died of cancer, and in the last
five years has climbed an incredible four hundred and fifty 4,000-foot peaks.
Tom Ryan was an editor until 2007, when he sold his newspaper and
moved to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where he hikes and
writes. In the last five years Ryan has climbed more than 450 4,000-foot
peaks.
