‘Their anatomy – and more so, their spirit – hears many things, but at its centre it listens for you. It almost makes up for everything. The deaths, the attacks, the cover-ups. Only a fool would do it again . . .’

This is the story of three troublesome rescue dogs – and how even the most incorrigible animals can become family. Poignant, funny, and disarmingly honest, Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) is a dog lover’s memoir from one of the world's most beloved storytellers: bestselling author of The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak.

What happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs – Reuben, a wolf at your door with a hacksaw; Archer, blond, beautiful, deadly; and the fiercely smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm?

The result can only be chaos: street fights, public shamings, property destruction, physical injuries, stomach pumping, pure comedy, and carnage that needs to be seen to be believed ... not to mention the occasional police visit at an ungodly hour.

Through shortcomings and failure, willpower, and an explosion of love, Reuben, Archer, and Frosty become family. Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) is a love letter to the animals who bring humor and adventure straight to our doors and into our lives.

‘Funny and charming... A stirring tale of the bond that can form between humans and dogs’ – The Times

Pages: 240, Dimensions: 13.1x13.1cm