Dog Medicine
By Julie Barton
- Release Date: 2016-07-19
- Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Description
An honest and deeply moving debut memoir about a young woman’s battle with depression and how her dog saved her life
A New York Times Bestseller
“Dog Medicine simply has to be your next must-read.” —Cheryl Strayed
At twenty-two, Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie’s incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home.
Haunted by troubling childhood memories, Julie continued to sink into suicidal depression. Psychiatrists, therapists, and family tried to intervene, but nothing reached her until the day she decided to do one hopeful thing: adopt a Golden Retriever puppy she named Bunker. Dog Medicine captures the anguish of depression, the slow path to recovery, the beauty of forgiveness, and the astonishing ways animals can help heal even the most broken hearts and minds.
Reviews
Great Story
5By ocbeachgirl316This book was great from beginning to end.Thank you!
5By Kristin2555Thank you, Julie, for telling your story. I cried and cried, thinking of our sweet dog, Annie, and missing her as much as you miss Bunker. The love of a dog is such a gift. Thank you!Couldn't put it down
5By fishjugglerThis book touched my soul. Beautifully written.Dog Medicine
5By EkvannoyVery moving book. With tears rolling down my face, I related to the author and her painful experiences and realized others had endured what I had and survived. Highly recommend.Dog Medicine
5By VaughnmccI have a golden retriever "Rusty" and also have depression. I am 64 years old and Rusty is 3. I certainly hope I go before Rusty. I have a great wife and a daughter that has nothing to do with me. Rusty gets me through most days, at least the bad ones that are numerous. Thank you so much for this great book.Deeply moving and rewarding read
5By ForrestRocksI picked this book u this morning and read it entirely in a day. Couldn't stop. From beginning to end it was very moving and both inspirational and heartbreaking. Wiped tears away through the whole thing. Highly recommend.
