Book· 2005· Nonfiction

Marley & Me

by John Grogan

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  • Dogs
  • Human-animal bond

John Grogan's memoir of his family's life with Marley, an untrainable yellow Labrador, from puppyhood to old age, written from the newspaper column he wrote after the dog died.

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Marley & Me

The dog is poorly behaved and destructive, and the book covers the issues this causes in the family as they learn to accept him in addition to their grief following Marley's death. It was subsequently adapted by the author into three separate books, as well as into a comedy-drama film released in 2008.