Henry’s Tale

by David Pipe

This story of a sweet and earnest dog (take a look at the cover!) will teach you a lot about dogs…and their people! Learn more about the book and author. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources.

Henry’s Tale

Henry Ford, the cutest Border terrier puppy, lives with his papa Alan and mama Jenny. Alan loves his job, playing golf and above all, Henry. Jenny loves designer clothes, handbags and shoes. She doesn’t love Henry. When Jenny insists on a week of high life on Majorca, Henry’s world takes a nosedive. 

An attempted dognap and a traumatic stay in the veterinary clinic leave Henry a sad and confused puppy. Desperately lonely he sets off on an adventure with his friend Bully, a streetwise Essex bulldog, where he meets the beautiful Paula and for the first time experiences the heartbreak of puppy love.

Back at home, his mama and papa’s marriage is on the rocks – will Alan agree to Jenny’s ultimatum? Will he choose Jenny or Henry?

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JENA’S REVIEW

Henry’s Tale by David Pipe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Henry is a sweet, young Border Terrier pup who loves his Papa, Alan. Alan loves Henry, too. Mama isn’t so keen on Henry, because as Henry knows, Mama prefers the high life. And so begins this coming-of-age story from a dog’s point of view.

Henry is an earnest young fellow. He loves his fancy dog food, served to him in a Princess Diana food dish. He loves her, too. Henry is beginning to make friends with the other neighbor dogs and with the dogs at his training school. Henry can talk with his dog friends and his Papa about everything from first love, to current events. Henry begins to learn more about the world, and with the help of his Papa, he begins to sort it all out.

But when Papa and Mama go on vacation, Henry goes on an adventure with Bully, an older dog with panache and gravitas. (The dogs are adept at traveling by train and subway.) When Papa and Henry are both reunited, they’ve each learned and changed.

The author does a marvelous job of bringing all the characters, dogs and human, to life. The story is filled with wit and understanding. I did enjoy sweet Henry. But, I wasn’t as keen on learning so much about the sexual and private aspects of dogs’ lives. I also had a hard time with all the dialects. Bully the Bulldog: “You know what kiddo. I woz finkin’ erv goin’off fer a bit, see if I can’t find me famly. I fawt yer mite like ter come along.”

However, as Alan, Henry’s Papa says, “There are only two days in which you can’t enjoy anything, and that’s yesterday and tomorrow So let’s go. Life is about now and the sun is still shining.”

Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for a review copy. This is my honest review.

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Author Bio – 

David Pipe was born in 1949 in a small Essex village. He attended a local grammar school then the University of Hull where he took a B.Sc in chemistry. He worked in the pharmaceutical industry in England and South Africa before studying for a PhD in organic chemistry at Imperial College. After spells at universities in Geneva and Mulhouse he joined the oil industry in Germany where, aged 53, he gratefully took a redundancy package. Following a period of self-employment he wound down his business, eventually giving it up to scratch the writing itch which has produced Sacrificing Starlight, a timely reminder of the risks our children face and Henry’s Tale, where ghostwriting for his furry friend he describes the emotional growth of a puppy on the rollercoaster of life, compressed into a few weeks because puppies learn faster than their staff.

When he’s not writing David spends his time travelling, reading, swimming and jogging. He is married and lives in Hamburg with his wife and their Border terrier Henry.

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