Find Sam

Marcy Thorpe is not exactly the kind of dog walker you want to give your house keys to. She's distracted, anxious, too curious, and has an attitude that always leads to trouble. But she's great with dogs and town elites hire her because, well, no one knows about her small transgressions. Her life is challenged by the responsibility of looking after her endearing, yet difficult, mentally-ill brother and non-coping mother.

Marcy's life is turned upside down when she loses her client's corgi, and her favorite dog, Sam. The search for Sam explodes on social media and becomes a national obsession, inspiring Sam's owner to fantasize about fame and fortune while aggravating Marcy's already growing anxiety over unwelcome ignominious attention.

Meanwhile, Sam takes time out to chat with the reader about his predicament, his plans to survive the "free market system" he has been forced into, and ideas concerning existentialism. Sam understands more than humans realize. This is of course why they can't find him.

Desperation to bring Sam home leads to a dilemma for everyone involved. Marcy has to make a choice, and the town learns something about this young woman who cares for their dogs. And everyone learns about what does and doesn't make a "good" person.

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Find Sam

Marcy Thorpe is not exactly the kind of dog walker you want to give your house keys to. She's distracted, anxious, too curious, and has an attitude that always leads to trouble. But she's great with dogs and town elites hire her because, well, no one knows about her small transgressions. Her life is challenged by the responsibility of looking after her endearing, yet difficult, mentally-ill brother and non-coping mother.

Marcy's life is turned upside down when she loses her client's corgi, and her favorite dog, Sam. The search for Sam explodes on social media and becomes a national obsession, inspiring Sam's owner to fantasize about fame and fortune while aggravating Marcy's already growing anxiety over unwelcome ignominious attention.

Meanwhile, Sam takes time out to chat with the reader about his predicament, his plans to survive the "free market system" he has been forced into, and ideas concerning existentialism. Sam understands more than humans realize. This is of course why they can't find him.

Desperation to bring Sam home leads to a dilemma for everyone involved. Marcy has to make a choice, and the town learns something about this young woman who cares for their dogs. And everyone learns about what does and doesn't make a "good" person.

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Find Sam

Find Sam

by Debbie Ann Ice
Find Sam

Find Sam

by Debbie Ann Ice

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Overview

Marcy Thorpe is not exactly the kind of dog walker you want to give your house keys to. She's distracted, anxious, too curious, and has an attitude that always leads to trouble. But she's great with dogs and town elites hire her because, well, no one knows about her small transgressions. Her life is challenged by the responsibility of looking after her endearing, yet difficult, mentally-ill brother and non-coping mother.

Marcy's life is turned upside down when she loses her client's corgi, and her favorite dog, Sam. The search for Sam explodes on social media and becomes a national obsession, inspiring Sam's owner to fantasize about fame and fortune while aggravating Marcy's already growing anxiety over unwelcome ignominious attention.

Meanwhile, Sam takes time out to chat with the reader about his predicament, his plans to survive the "free market system" he has been forced into, and ideas concerning existentialism. Sam understands more than humans realize. This is of course why they can't find him.

Desperation to bring Sam home leads to a dilemma for everyone involved. Marcy has to make a choice, and the town learns something about this young woman who cares for their dogs. And everyone learns about what does and doesn't make a "good" person.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781949290202
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company
Publication date: 08/15/2019
Edition description: None
Pages: 250
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Debbie Ann Ice was born, raised, and tolerated on a sultry, green island on the coast of Georgia. She worked as a corporate banker in Atlanta and Charlotte, then moved to New York where she studied for her CFA and worked as an bond rating analyst, then director at a large bond rating agency. She eventually ended up married in New England and began to study writing while managing her two very special sons and her canine daughters (English bulldogs). Her stories have been published in numerous online and print publications, including Armchair Shotgun, Fence Magazine, Adirondack Review, and elimae, among others. 
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