The Labrador Pact

<p><br>the Story Of A Family In Crisis And The Loyal Dog That Holds Them Together, From The Witty, Imaginative Author Of <i>the Dead Fathers Club.</i><p>the Hunters&#151;adam, Kate, And Their Children Hal And Charlotte&#151;are A Typical Family, With Typical Concerns&#58; Work, Money, Love, The Trials Of Adolescence. What Sets Them Apart Is Prince, Their Black Labrador.<p>prince Is An Earnest And Determined Young Dog. He Strives To Live Up To The Tenets Of The Labrador Pact&#58; Duty Over All. Other Dogs, Led By The Springer Spaniels, Have Revolted, But Prince Takes His Responsibilities Seriously. As Things In The Hunter Family Begin To Go Awry&mdash;marital Breakdown, Rowdy Teenage Parties, Attempted Suicide&mdash;he Uses Every Canine Resource To Keep The Clan Together.<p>in The End, Prince Must Choose&#58; The Family Or The Pact? His Decision May Cost Him Everything.<p>wry, Perceptive, And Heartbreaking, <i>the Labrador Pact </i>is A Cunning And Original Take On Domestic Life, With An Improbably Poignant Narrator.<p></p><h3>the Barnes & Noble Review</h3><p>all Roads Lead To Shakespeare For Matt Haig, Which Turns Out To Be A Good Thing. There S No One Quite Like The Bard For Barging Head-first Into A Tale Of Death, Desperation, And Betrayal, And Wringing Out Some Laughs Along The Way. No Flinching, No Sentimental Sap, No Turning Back. <br><br> That S How Haig Played It In His Weird And Wonderful Debut Novel, <em>the Dead Father S Club, </em>a Modern Re-working Of <em>hamlet,</em> And That S How He Hands Us <em>the Labrador Pact, </em>an Offbeat Look At Domestic Life Through The Eyes -- And Voice -- Of The Family Dog.</p>