{"product_id":"because-of-a-dog-by-matthew-sigman-9781464270178","title":"Because of a Dog","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eFrom Scratch\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMarley and Me\u003c\/em\u003e: After losing his beloved dog and nearly everything else, one man's accidental arrival in a remote Italian village leads to unexpected friendship, healing, and a new definition of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne dog's love. One man's journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Matthew Sigman's beloved dog, Augie, died, his world fell apart. His boyfriend broke up with him. His work dried up. Even the ceiling of his West Village apartment collapsed. Heartbroken and adrift, Matthew did the only thing he could—he ran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn impulsive escape to Europe didn't lead to the cafes of Paris or the islands of Greece. Instead, thanks to a fluke in an Airbnb map, he landed in Quarna, a remote Italian mountain village seemingly hidden from tourists—and from time itself. There, amid winding cobblestone streets and alpine silence, Matthew stumbled into an unlikely friendship and madcap adventures with an exuberant innkeeper, Valerio, and discovered the warmth of a community that welcomed him as one of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBecause of a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew traces a journey from profound grief to unexpected renewal, from isolation to connection. With wit, poignancy, and hard-won insight, this memoir is a reminder that sometimes, when all seems lost, it takes a village to mend a broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976651653356,"sku":"9781464270178","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781464270178-because-of-a-dog.jpg?v=1784694242","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/because-of-a-dog-by-matthew-sigman-9781464270178","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}