A Friend Like Henry
The Touching True Story of an Autistic Boy and His Dog
$24.37
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2008
Summary
This is the inspiring account of a family’s struggle to break into their son’s autistic world - and how a beautiful retriever dog made the real difference.
Dale was still a baby when his parents realised that something wasn’t right. Worried, his mother Nuala took him to see several doctors, before finally hearing the word ‘autism’ for the first time. Scared but determined that Dale should live a fulfilling life, Nuala describes her despair at her son’s condition, her struggle to preve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340934029 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340934026 |
| Author: | Nuala Gardner |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2008 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘Truly affecting … terribly touching’
I sat down for a few minutes to skim through A Friend Like Henry…Hours later, I was still there, with tears running down my cheeks - for the appalling difficulties faced in dealing with the condition and with officialdom, but most of all for the extraordinary devotion and empathy between the boy and his dog. Just buy it, please. - Sarah Stacey, Mail on Sunday
Truly affecting … terribly touching - David Sexton, Evening StandardMore than just a heartwarming tale about a healing relationship between boy and dog. It is also a mother’s painful search for love from a child - HeraldAbout The Author
Nuala Gardner
Nuala Gardner is a nurse and midwife. She and her husband Jamie have two children, Dale and Amy, both of whom have autism. Dale is 18 and planning a career working with children with autism.
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