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Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster is a MacMillan PEN shortlisted story writer and novelist, and the author of several books of non-fiction including Walking Ollie and Along Came Dylan, both of which appeared on the London Sunday Times bestseller list. He lives in Norwich, England, with his partner and fellow writer Trezza Azzopardi, and their lurcher puppy Dylan.

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Title:: Walking Ollie
Written by:: Stephen Foster
Read by:: Nicholas Bell
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 3
Duration:: 3 hours 33 minutes
Published:: January 01 2008
Available Date:: January 01 2008
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781742013237
Genres:: Non-fiction; British; Memoirs
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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Five Starred Review on Amazon

"Ollie is trouble. But he is also a joy. So is reading about him."
The Guardian

You lose your marbles when you've got a dog; that's what happens...

One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walks into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquires an abandoned lurcher pup. Foster's knowledge of dogs is so vague that he has to look up 'lurcher' in key reference work The Giant Book of the Dog, to find out what sort of animal is coming to join the family. His research counts for little: the new arrival does not conform to any known breed standard, or indeed any standard whatsoever that might be considered dog-normal. Walking Ollie is for anyone who has ever loved a dog - a touching, and often hysterically funny, account of one man's attempt to turn a decidedly difficult animal into something resembling a domestic pet.