Jerusalem Gap

Even though it was an easy read, it was heartfelt and inspiring. I am from Virginia, have family living in Waynesboro and am very familiar with the area. For those who enjoyed "Marley and Me", they will also love this book.

I don't consider myself a "dog person" so was especially surprised at how this story pulled me in from the first page. Have lived, worked and hiked in the area where the story took place, so can say that the description of seasons, sights, smells, vegetation, culture were very much on target. A lovely and loving read.

This book was written by a favorite writer who uses such descriptions you feel the breeze, smell the flowers and hear the birds. I read it a second just to enjoy the beauyy and will lead a discussion for my book club.

I loved the beautiful Virginia setting, and colorful cast of characters. Jerusalem Gap is a well written story about a man and his dog. It was a summer read for me, but will work nicely anytime of year.

Everything about this book was sweet. Wish I had read it before my Father went into a nursing home. The description of the residents of Evergreen were so like what Dad went through. It would have helped me understand and care for him so much better!

Written in a laid-back style that reflects its narrator's personality, this is a gem of a book best read with a happy little adopted shelter dog napping beside you, as I did. It's getting to be a rare thing to happen upon a writer with a good story to tell and the talent to do it justice. Thank you, Mr. Pearson.

I absolutely loved everything about this book! Pearson paints such a vivid picture of his characters and setting, I felt as though I were there. I am happy to know he has many other offerings. I plan to read them all.

Pearson's way with language, the way he captures the southern pace and phrasing, always delights me. In this work he accurately describes what it's like to love a dog, shows the many ways they have of penetrating the skin and the heart. By the end I loved Nova too.

Told from the standpoint of a dog, this wonderfully touching tale is a must read. Wrigley shows us humans in a way no one else can and he touches our hearts and souls along the way. This book really moved me,

This story just proves that pound puppies and strays make great pets. Dogs can bring out the love in us that was long forgotten. I received this book free but I would recommend
It even if there was a fee. If you love dogs you will enjoy this.

I enjoyed the story, but as an English major, the frequent use of "Me and him" as the subject of a sentence really bothered me. I realize the intention was to make the narrator down-to-earth, but I felt it detracted from the story.

A wonderful story full of humor and pathos written as one who lived the story. The author takes a different direction from his earlier works and is successful in creating a world of feeling for the human as well as the canine character.

3+ stars actually. When a wealthy man's recently-divorced caretaker meets an abandoned puppy - it isn't exactly love at first sight. But it IS the start of a wonderful friendship.

Set in rural Virginia, this is a short, simple story of the bonds that can develop between humans and canines. The author gives the caretaker a believable down-to-earth style of seeing the world, including a dry wit. The best parts of the book are those that focus on the relationship between man and dog. Unfortunately the author also adds what I considered an unnecessary storyline about a woman at a nearby retirement home. I wish he had stuck with the dog and master. That said, if you're a dog lover, don't miss this one.

Another T.R. Pearson tale told from the perspective of a man who values relationships over fame or fortune. A bit of a middle aged curmudgeon, the main character shows his vulnerability when he finds the love of his life in a mongrel dog; a relationship that burns brightly but not so long. Anyone who has had a dog they call friend will recognize this relationship and enjoy the tale.

I recommend this book to anyone whether or not you have a dog. Mr. Pearson weaves a wonderful "tail". His ability to paint a picture is outstanding and draws you deeper and deeper into the story. The characters are memorable interesting and real. I laughed, smiled, loved and cried. The best compliment I can give is that as soon as I finish and post this review, I am going to see else Mr. Pearson has written and buy it.

This is a very sweet and unassuming offering about loss and what connects us to the world. The main character is a person who I suspect we all secretly want to be, if we had the courage: a grump who isn't afraid of tuning out the world concerned with staus. But it comes at a price. He's isolated and probably too prickly. SO a dog comes in his life and works the kind of magic an animal of good heart can do. Mostly free of sentiment…told with typical Pearsonian harm.

I write very few reviews, but this book is worth one. I loved Jerusalem Gap! This wonderful book was beautifully written, and I couldn't put it down. My highest praise for this book is that I will be purchasing my own hard copy of Jerusalem Gap to place on my bookshelf. The vast majority of books I read are from the library or free on my Kindle. Only the best make it to my shelf. This was my first T.R. Pearson book, but I am new fan and will be picking up some of his other books today.

Long-time Pearson fans, or anyone, will not be disappointed by this sweet, sad, poignant story of a man and his dog. No one writes like Pearson: I have many memorable lines from his books stuck in my head. This book, like the others, is laugh-out-loud funny -- a rare and difficult thing to achieve in a book. The humor is humane and sympathetic, never mean or vicious. Each of the characters suffers from his or her own peculiar variety of angst, but it's never boring, tedious, nor crushingly "serious."

I can't talk about the dog.

A reluctant pet owner myself, I soon found that I had it all wrong. I too had been selected to be blessed with a four legged friend . This tale of just such a friend was beautifully expressed with a backdrop of exquisite beauty, very real situations and beautifully
developed characters. Thank you to the author for a much enjoyed read.

A lovely dog story of a dog rescued from being dropped off on the side of the road and the bond that developed between him and his owner. A short life that the world was better for his time here. If you are a dog lover you will enjoy this simple story.

I was bored. Story about an abandoned pup picked up at the side of the road. By other reviews, I guess she dies at the end. I found no plot in this story. Most of it is from the viewpoint of the dog--or rather the narrator observing the dog. Read about 1/4 of it and deleted it from my Kindle.