W pre-med student, happens upes Damien, a dog being used in l oratory research on her campus, she has no way of knowing how drastically her life-and her beliefs-will be changed. Without meaning to, she slowly becomes drawn into the dog's face and is soon torn between the love and respecs she's come to feel for Damien and the sense off loyalty and obligation she feels for the medical profession as well as her father and grandifa- ther, both cardiac surgeons. As Elizabeth struggles to know what is right, Damien, in an attempt to communicate his needs, manages to learn to articulate a few words of human speech. No longer able to deny that this intelligent fellow being is entitled to a life free of pain and torture, Elizabeth determines to free Damien. But when the scientists are respon- sible for his mistreatment discover Damien's remarkable ability, there is no chance they will let the dog go, which precipitates a great crisis as Elizabeth and Damien attempt to escape. With an uncanny ability to write con- vincingly about life from the point of view of a canine, Diane Jessup tells an extraordinary story of friendship and loyalty. Few writers have ever shown the world of man's closest friend as clearly and movingly. For anyone who has ever loved a dog, this is a must-read.

ISBN: 9780312266622