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London, the Doggy and Me Kindle Edition

by Rosen Trevithick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
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Looking after a dog is one thing, but looking after a dead dog is a different matter altogether, especially for a stranger in London.

When a waitress from a Cornish fish restaurant lands an audition for a West End show, she can't believe her luck. The only catch is that she has to look after a pet dog in exchange for board.

She soon finds herself trying to juggle auditions, the demise of a long-term relationship and a blossoming fling, all whist hiding a sinister secret concealed within her suitcase.

A novella by number 1 bestselling humorous fiction author, Rosen Trevithick. ~ 15,000 words.
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    February 17, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007AGQGUA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kernow-Isca Publications; 1.1.2 edition (February 17, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 934 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 57 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 93 ratings

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Rosen Trevithick

Rosen Trevithick

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Rosen is a bestselling author, who writes fiction for children and adults.

She was born in Cornwall and grew up on Restronguet Creek. She studied Experimental Psychology at St Catherine's College, Oxford, before moving back to the West Country. She now lives on the south coast of Devon with two imaginary cats, fantasising about getting a real one.

In 2011 Rosen was an aspiring author. Writing was a hobby. The following January sales of her books on Kindle took off, and by October she has sold 27,000 copies and her total download count exceeds 220,000. She now has three books in print: Pompomberry House, Seesaw and The Troll Trap, as well as many digital titles.

Rosen writes in a variety of genres with a strong leaning towards comedy. She has also dabbled with psychological fiction and mystery writing.

She loves wild swimming, mountain biking, interesting boots, quiffs, 'sampling' chocolate and cooking tasty treats. She dislikes house spiders, doing laundry and people putting costumes on their cats.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story! A wild romp of a read!! A+++
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
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This story is simply a whole lot of fun!! Even though the only thing that I have in common with the heroine is that we are both female (I'm a 61 year old Israeli/American), she was so incredibly REAL in dealing with each and every catastrophe (that were described so exceptionally well by the author that I felt like I was there in the story with her!), that I had no trouble at all identifying with her and caring about what happens to her.

The writing style was very smooth and flowed easily from beginning to end and (I'm happy to say), the editing was also excellent, so there were no spelling or grammar mistakes to interrupt my enjoyment of reading the story. I especially loved the dialogues which I could actually hear as voices in my head and all the people sounded different, as they should! In the same way, all the characters, even the minor ones, had very clear and distinct personalities. (I even had a take on Peaches' personality - and he's already dead!! 😉)

This is definitely one book you do not want to miss and I recommend that you buy and read it ASAP! In fact, if you need a gift for a special occasion, or want to do something nice for your friend, or just know someone who could use a good laugh, I recommend that you buy an extra copy. Happy Reading! 😻
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Sheila Deeth
4.0 out of 5 stars Very British, very evocative, sad, funny, and fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014
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The voice is so smoothly British, downtrodden and sweet. The train to London is so very authentic, even to being very authentically late. Paddington station was never so seductive (but I do remember my first vision of Euston and feeling like I’d gone to heaven). The tube is crowded. And this book is just plain fun!

Then there’s the dog, the audition, the boyfriend, and the wonderfully prim and proper couple Steph has agreed to dog and house-sit for. The audition, to be fair, goes slightly better than the dog-sitting, but not much. And the boyfriend’s too busy playing computer games to care. But these characters are fun, the adventure is zany and wild, the phone sings “Feed me” while everyone else goes hungry, and the reader has a grand introduction to West End fever. As for the dog... it doesn’t suffer.

Disclosure: I learned it was free, read the first page and couldn’t stop.
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ilovebooks
3.0 out of 5 stars A cute little story
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2014
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It was nice to read a book that wasn't filled with descriptions of the scenery &/or weather. it covered everything important in the story without having to fill many, many pages with descriptions!
I liked it a lot.
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Naomi B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky and Hilarious
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2012
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OK, so I think I have read everything that Rosen Trevithick has written and it still continues to amaze me about the breadth of her writing capabilities. When I saw this advertised, I jumped on it! I have read some things of hers which have been simply gut-wrenching (The Selfish Act, On the Rocks) to things that I have thought "how in the hell does she come up with this stuff?!?!"(Straight Out of University) This falls into the "how in the hell does she come up with this stuff?!?!" category. This book was quirky and hilarious at the same time. I thought it reminded me of one of those funny British short skits that could possibly happen to the most unfortunate of people. I was reminded of Sibel Hodge's, How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men's Room, where you can't help but laugh at the misfortune of the main character. It is that famous sarcastic, British wit that I could eat all day. Simply another winner from her.

Word of warning, though...this isn't a short story as it is described. When I think short story..I go by words. I would call this more of a novella.
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Winnie
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2014
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Not worth reading.
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Michael Burke
2.0 out of 5 stars not my cup
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2012
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Not my cup of tea. I don't think I like the people and do not get the premise of alienation. and the first person narrative of/by a girl is against my personal taste.
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4.0 out of 5 stars London, the doggy a n d me
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2014
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A totally unbelievable story with great entertainment value, a modern fairy tale. I enjoyed it, but then, I am a fully paid up member of the Flat Earth Society. Well done.
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Phattyacid
5.0 out of 5 stars Noir - in a good way
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2012
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book says it's based on a true story and I believe it. As outlandish some if it seems, it also seems completely possible for our time. The story never really goes where you expect too and is worth a laugh or at the very least a bit of surprise at each new turn. Stays true to itself throughout and ends with a smile.
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Andrew Lawston
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining twist on an urban legend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2012
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There's a story that does the rounds. Everyone in London knows someone who has a friend who had a mate who was housesitting for some wealthy friends of their family. While the homeowners were away, their beloved pet dog died, and so this friend of a distant acquaintance stuffs the dog into a suitcase so they can dispose of its body. On the Tube... well, let's just say that when I saw the cover to "London, the Doggy and Me" I assumed Rosen Trevithick was merely writing down an urban legend that I've been hearing in the capital since at least 2009.

Although Rosen's book is clearly inspired by this apocryphal story, however, her tale of an aspiring actress beset on all sides during a trip to London to audition for her dream role expands the story far beyond its origins as a tall tale for late nights in the pub. The actress's mortifying experience in a West End theatre, her very brief love triangle between Neanderthal Derek and new neighbour Rick, and her surprising discoveries in the house she is looking after all combine to produce a brief but entertaining tale.

Well-written and sometimes very funny, London, the Doggy and Me is well worth a read.
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Graham Higson
4.0 out of 5 stars A neat story that delivers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2014
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Review policy: if I can't award 3 or more stars then I don't post a review. I mark on technical considerations; I will not slate a book just because I don't like a genre or a story, unlike many people who post so-called "honest" reviews. If I feel there's an issue then I will try to contact the author for clarification. Fairness, not vindictive point-scoring, is how I work.

The review:

This is a neat little story about a young woman who, well, travels to London from Cornwall in true British fish-out-of-water style. The whole promo copy tells you the kind of genre it is so there should be no misunderstandings (which is what has happened with some of the reviewers, I'm sorry to say), and it certainly lived up to my expectations.

I didn't laugh at every page, nor did I expect to; we all take humour differently and I'm not so easy to amuse—but I can say that, had I watched this as a 30-minute one-off television comedy, then due to the story's atmosphere and delivery I would have enjoyed it AND wanted to transfer it to DVD so I could get it out to watch again in future. And that's how I feel about the book: it's a good piece of escapism.

In other words, it delivered.
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Mr Macabre
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2013
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I've recently become a convert to shorter stories so I snapped this up when it was free!
It's a proper farce with some hilarious belly laugh moments. It's a very easy read, well written and I couldn't help but be reminded of Bridget Jones. The story had that "feel good factor" which was perfect.
Unfortunately there were some aspects of Derek which reminded me of myself and for that reason I won't be sharing this story with my wife!
All in all this was a light, easy read which made me laugh and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Jellybean
1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Doggy-Doo!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2012
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I simply can't find the words to describe how awful this story is. The main character goes from one ludicrous, humourless incident to another in a small-seaside-town-girl-goes-to-the-Big-Smoke, Basil Fawlty sort of way. I often find my fellow passengers looking at me curiously when I'm reading my Kindle on my daily commute, wondering what's making me laugh out loud (or, at the very least, snigger under my breath), but this story elicited only ONE chuckle, three quarters of the way through (an incidident involving a Hoodie and a dog's tail). The only good thing I can say about it is that it's so short it took me less than an hour to read, so I didn't waste too much time on it.
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Mariuca
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2017
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Slightly funny but too obvious
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