{"product_id":"started-early-took-my-dog","title":"Started Early, Took My Dog","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eStarted Early, Took My Dog\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKate Atkinson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780316066747\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLittle, Brown Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e400\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA retiree rescues a little girl from an abusive home, throwing her own life into chaos in this uniquely moving crime novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Marvelously original ... elegant and completely satisfying.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective--a life that takes a surprising turn when she encounters Kelly Cross, a habitual offender, dragging a young child through town. Both appear miserable and better off without each other--or so decides Tracy, in a snap decision that surprises herself as much as Kelly. Suddenly burdened with a small child, Tracy soon learns her parental inexperience is actually the least of her problems, as much larger ones loom for her and her young charge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Jackson Brodie, the beloved detective of novels such as \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, is embarking on a different sort of rescue: that of an abused dog. Dog in tow, Jackson is about to learn, along with Tracy, that no good deed goes unpunished.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Started Early, Took My Dog | Kate Atkinson | Paperback | 9780316066747 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1773995","offer_id":49674598711448,"sku":"1773995","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91DIhTUeMoL.jpg?v=1786550821","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/started-early-took-my-dog","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}