Sophie From Romania: What a Rescue Dog Taught Me about Patience, Love & Hope

‘Fills my heart with so much joy' Niall Harbison, bestselling author of Hope'In a dark time, a daily dose of hope’ Jojo MoyesHow do you welcome someone new into your heart and home?A week before Christmas, newly retired BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones receives a special delivery that will change his life. This is the story of rescue dog #SophieFromRomania. In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie cross, Cabbage.She and Rory had become inseparable during daily pandemic walks, which alleviated his Parkinson’s symptoms.After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane come across a listing for ‘a kind girl who loves everybody and is just looking for her forever home’. Bright-eyed, big-eared and trembling, Sophie arrives in London on 17 December 2022.Rory holds the Romanian rescue in his arms, excited for their first walk together - but the road ahead will be a long one . . . This book follows the real journey of Sophie’s adoption - fr